"predicate calculus" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} predicate calculus (uncountable)
  1. (logic) The 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. Wikipedia link: predicate calculus Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Logic Hypernyms: logical calculus Meronyms: existential quantifier, universal quantifier Derived forms: monadic predicate calculus Related terms: predicate logic Translations (a branch of logic): predikaattilogiikka (Finnish), calcul des prédicats [masculine] (French), Prädikatenlogik [feminine] (German), umsagnareikningur [masculine] (Icelandic), предика́тна пресметка (predikátna presmetka) [feminine] (Macedonian), predikatni račun [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), predikatlogik (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-predicate_calculus-en-noun-d5AwvsMa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

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