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Formal logic   /fˈɔrməl lˈɑdʒɪk/   Listen
Formal logic

noun
1.
Any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity.  Synonyms: mathematical logic, symbolic logic.






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"Formal logic" Quotes from Famous Books



... whether he was young or old, and how long ago and what hour of the day he went by. He reaches all his conclusions by circumstantial evidence of precisely the same character as that used by the geologist, though he knows nothing about the formal logic or the process of induction. Now, what Dr. Taylor would have us believe is that he can come out of his study and pass judgment on the Indian's reasoning without being able to see one of the "known ...
— Reflections and Comments 1865-1895 • Edwin Lawrence Godkin



Words linked to "Formal logic" :   functional calculus, propositional calculus, symbolic logic, logic, Boolean algebra, fuzzy logic, Boolean logic, logical system, system of logic, predicate calculus, propositional logic, modal logic



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