modal logic

noun

Any formal system that attempts to deal with modalities, such as possibility and necessity, but also obligation and permission.

Meanings

nounmodal logic (countable and uncountable, plural modal logics)

plural modal logics

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesAny formal system that attempts to deal with modalities, such as possibility and necessity, but also obligation and permission.

Translations

Czech modální logika
  • modální logikaformal system
Finnish modaalilogiikka
  • modaalilogiikkaformal system
Icelandic háttarökfræði
  • háttarökfræðiformal system
Japanese 様相論理
  • 様相論理 (yōsō ronri)formal system
Polish logika modalna
  • logika modalnaformal system
Slovak modálna logika
  • modálna logikaformal system
Tagalog palasaking matwiran
  • palasaking matwiranformal system
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APA

modal logic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modal%20logic

MLA

“modal logic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modal%20logic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “modal logic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modal%20logic.

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