- principle of excluded middle
- принцип исключённого третьего
English-Russian scientific dictionary. 2008.
principle of excluded middle
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principle of excluded middle — law of excluded middle … Useful english dictionary
principle of the excluded middle — noun (logic) The principle that a thing must be either one thing or its contradictory • • • Main Entry: ↑principle … Useful english dictionary
Law of excluded middle — This article uses forms of logical notation. For a concise description of the symbols used in this notation, see Table of logic symbols. In logic, the law of the excluded middle states that the propositional calculus formula P ∨ ¬ P ( P or not P… … Wikipedia
Excluded middle — Exclude Ex*clude , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excluded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excluding}.] [L. excludere, exclusum; ex out + claudere to shut. See {Close}.] 1. To shut out; to hinder from entrance or admission; to debar from participation or enjoyment; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
excluded middle, principle of — (or law of ) The logical law asserting that either p or not p . It excludes middle cases such as propositions being half correct or more or less right. The principle directly asserting that each proposition is either true or false is properly… … Philosophy dictionary
law (or principle) of the excluded middle Logic — the principle that one (and one only) of two contradictory propositions must be true. → exclude … English new terms dictionary
law of the excluded middle — law (or principle) of the excluded middle Logic the principle that one (and one only) of two contradictory propositions must be true … Useful english dictionary
law of the excluded middle — Contradiction Con tra*dic tion, n. [L. contradictio answer, objection: cf. F. contradiction.] 1. An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration; gainsaying.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
of excluded middle — (logic) The principle that everything is either true or false ● exclude … Useful english dictionary
law of excluded middle — a principle in logic: if one of two contradictory statements is denied the other must be affirmed * * * Logic. the principle that any proposition must be either true or false … Useful english dictionary
law of excluded middle — Logic. the principle that any proposition must be either true or false. * * * … Universalium
