how do you define a proposition in logic?

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anonymous · Answer

you mean like
P V Q --> R   
?

amistre64 · Answer

more basic actually.  What kind of a statement is a propostion?

amistre64 · Answer

true false

or

wishywashy?

across · Answer

amistre64 · Answer

reading is fine, i have me textbook im perusing at the moment :)

anonymous · Answer

I think it is true/false since these are only two things in logic

anonymous · Answer

either true or false

across · Answer

What book is it? I myself am not too acquainted with propositional calculus and would like to pick it back up sometime.

amistre64 · Answer

true false would be correct, they are the basis of logical statements and should be able to be verified

amistre64 · Answer

discrete mathematics and its applications, by rosen

anonymous · Answer

I imagine discrete mathematics deals with recursive also? like finding general forumla

amistre64 · Answer

thats in chapter8 :)

across · Answer

Oh yes! I had that book before I lost it to a friend during my undergrad years >.> It's a really good one^^