Meanings
nounpredicate calculus (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesThe 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions)
Similar
functional calculus
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish predikaattilogiikka
- predikaattilogiikkaa branch of logic
French calcul des prédicats
- calcul des prédicatsa branch of logic
German Prädikatenlogik
- Prädikatenlogika branch of logic
Hungarian elsőrendű logika
- elsőrendű logikaa branch of logic
Icelandic umsagnareikningur
- umsagnareikningura branch of logic
Polish rachunek predykatów pierwszego rzędu
- rachunek predykatów pierwszego rzędua branch of logic
Swedish predikatlogik
- predikatlogika branch of logic
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APA
predicate calculus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predicate%20calculus
MLA
“predicate calculus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predicate%20calculus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “predicate calculus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predicate%20calculus.
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