Predicate — or predication may refer to:*Predicate (mathematics), a relation, or the boolean valued characteristic function or indicator function of a relation *Predicate (logic), a fundamental concept in first order logic **in Bertrand Russell s theory of… … Wikipedia
Predicate (mathematics) — In mathematics, a predicate is either a relation or the boolean valued function that amounts to the characteristic function or the indicator function of such a relation.A function P: X→ {true, false} is called a predicate on X.When P is a… … Wikipedia
Extension (predicate logic) — The extension of a predicatendasha truth valued functionndashis the set of tuples of values that, used as arguments, satisfy the predicate. Such a set of tuples is a relation.For example the statement d2 is the weekday following d1 can be seen as … Wikipedia
Schema (Kant) — In Kantian philosophy, a schema (plural: schemata ) is the procedural rule by which a category or pure, non empirical concept is associated with a mental image of an object. It is supposedly produced by the imagination through the pure form of… … Wikipedia
HEBREW GRAMMAR — The following entry is divided into two sections: an Introduction for the non specialist and (II) a detailed survey. [i] HEBREW GRAMMAR: AN INTRODUCTION There are four main phases in the history of the Hebrew language: the biblical or classical,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
logic, 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 … Universalium
formal 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 … Universalium
Critique of Pure Reason — Part of a series on Immanuel … Wikipedia
Logicism — is one of the schools of thought in the philosophy of mathematics, putting forth the theory that mathematics is an extension of logic and therefore some or all mathematics is reducible to logic.[1] Bertrand Russell and Alfred North Whitehead… … Wikipedia
Indicator function — The graph of the indicator function of a two dimensional subset of a square. In mathematics, an indicator function or a characteristic function is a function defined on a set X that indicates membership of an element in a subset A of … Wikipedia
HEBREW LANGUAGE — This entry is arranged according to the following scheme: pre biblical biblical the dead sea scrolls mishnaic medieval modern period A detailed table of contents precedes each section. PRE BIBLICAL nature of the evidence the sources phonology… … Encyclopedia of Judaism