Glossary: Formulae

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Formula

Definition

Formulae are expressions of logic that can be interpreted as false or true by applying the interpretation function I.

Examples

professor(Mr.Sailer)= true
student(Mr.Sailer) = wrong

References

• Predicate Logic
• Logical Connectives
• Quantifiers

Literature

• Levine, Robert D., Frank Richter, and Manfred Sailer (in preparation): Formal Semantics. An Empirically Grounded Approach. Stanford: CSLI Publications. Draft of April 2012. Chapter 2.