predicate calculus

noun

predicate calculus

noun
1

Human sciences, Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, Sciences The branch of logic that deals with quantified statements such as "there exists an x such that..." or "for any x, it is the case that...", where x is a member of the domain of discourse.

Derived terms
monadic predicate calculus
Related terms
predicate logic
Hypernyms
logical calculus
Meronyms
existential quantifier, universal quantifier

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