predicate inference
1Inference — is the act or process of deriving a conclusion based solely on what one already knows. Inference is studied within several different fields. * Human inference (i.e. how humans draw conclusions) is traditionally studied within the field of… …
2predicate calculus — Logic. See functional calculus. Also called predicate logic. [1945 50] * * * Part of modern symbolic logic which systematically exhibits the logical relations between propositions involving quantifiers such as all and some. The predicate calculus …
3Monadic predicate calculus — In logic, the monadic predicate calculus is the fragment of predicate calculus in which all predicate letters are monadic (that is, they take only one argument), and there are no function letters. All atomic formulae have the form P(x), where P… …
4Rule of inference — In logic, a rule of inference (also called a transformation rule) is a function from sets of formulae to formulae. The argument is called the premise set (or simply premises ) and the value the conclusion . They can also be viewed as relations… …
5List of rules of inference — This is a list of rules of inference, logical laws that relate to mathematical formulae.IntroductionRules of inference are syntactical transformation rules which one can use to infer a conclusion from a premise to create an argument. A set of… …
6First-order logic — is a formal logical system used in mathematics, philosophy, linguistics, and computer science. It goes by many names, including: first order predicate calculus, the lower predicate calculus, quantification theory, and predicate logic (a less… …
7formal logic — the branch of logic concerned exclusively with the principles of deductive reasoning and with the form rather than the content of propositions. [1855 60] * * * Introduction the abstract study of propositions, statements, or assertively used …
8logic, history of — Introduction the history of the discipline from its origins among the ancient Greeks to the present time. Origins of logic in the West Precursors of ancient logic There was a medieval tradition according to which the Greek philosopher …
9Logic — For other uses, see Logic (disambiguation). Philosophy …
10The False Subtlety of the Four Syllogistic Figures — Proved ( Die falsche Spitzfindigkeit der vier syllogistischen Figuren erwiesen ) was an essay published by Immanuel Kant in 1762.ection I General conception of the Nature of Ratiocination A judgment is the comparison of a subject or thing with a… …
