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propositional calculus

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sentential calculus

–noun
the branch of symbolic logic dealing with the logical relationships between statements insofar as they can be analyzed into conjunctions, disjunctions, and negations of more elementary statements.
Also called propositional calculus, sentential logic.


Origin:
1935–40
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propositional calculus  
n.  The branch of symbolic logic that deals with the relationships formed between propositions by connectives such as and, or, and if as opposed to their internal structure.
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propositional calculus
propositional logic

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