"second-order logic" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: second-order logics [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} second-order logic (usually uncountable, plural second-order logics)
  1. A formal system which extends first-order logic by allowing quantification over relations between members of the universe. Tags: uncountable, usually Derived forms: monadic second-order logic Translations (first-order logic extended by quantification over relations): logika drugiego rzędu [feminine] (Polish)

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