mathematical logic

noun

A subfield of logic and mathematics consisting of both the mathematical study of logic and the application of this study to other areas of mathematics, exemplified by questions on the expressive power of formal logics and the deductive power of formal proof systems.

Meanings

nounmathematical logic (usually uncountable, plural mathematical logics)

plural mathematical logics

  1. uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesA subfield of logic and mathematics consisting of both the mathematical study of logic and the application of this study to other areas of mathematics, exemplified by questions on the expressive power of formal logics and the deductive power of formal proof systems.

    Synonyms: formal logic, symbolic logic

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA subfield of logic and mathematics consisting of both the mathematical study of logic and the application of this study to other areas of mathematics, exemplified by questions on the expressive power of formal logics and the deductive power of formal proof systems.

More synonyms by meaning

nounany logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity

Broader
logiclogical systemsystem of logic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Polish logika matematyczna
  • logika matematycznasubfield of logic and mathematics
Russian математическая логика
  • математическая логика (matematičeskaja logika)subfield of logic and mathematics
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