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truth-val⋅ue

[trooth-val-yoo]
–noun Logic.
the truth or falsehood of a proposition: The truth-value of “2 + 2 = 5” is falsehood.

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1915–20
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truth-val·ue   (trōōth'vāl'yōō)
n.   Logic
The truth or falsity of a proposition.
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truth-value

in logic, truth (T or 1) or falsity (F or 0) of a given proposition or statement. Logical connectives, such as disjunction (symbolized , for "or") and negation (symbolized ~), can be thought of as truth-functions, because the truth-value of a compound proposition is a function of, or a quantity dependent upon, the truth-values of its component parts

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