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Using Truth Tables to Summarize Interpretations (Optional)

16 June, 2015 - 14:44
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Consider the formula ϕ = R (x, y) ⇒ S (x, y) ∧¬T (x, y). As yet, we haven't said anything about the interpretations of these three relations. But, we do know that each of R (x, y), S (x, y), and T (x, y) can either be true or false. Thus, treating each of those as a proposition, we can describe the formula's truth under different interpretations.

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