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Princeton's WordNet

  1. symbolic logic, mathematical logic, formal logicnoun

    any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity

Wiktionary

  1. formal logicnoun

    Mathematical logic.

  2. formal logicnoun

    A particular logical calculus.

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  1. formal logic

    Formal logic, also known as symbolic or mathematical logic, is a branch of philosophy that concerns itself with the study and interpretation of valid reasoning and argumentation. This involves the formal systems of deduction and inference, principles of reasoning, and the structure of statements and words. In formal logic, emphasis is placed on formulating arguments in precise symbolic language to reveal their underlying logical structures, thus assisting in determining their validity.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of formal logic in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of formal logic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of formal logic in a Sentence

  1. Bryanna Reid:

    Life is beyond the formal logic. For this reason it's not surprising that women who intuitively perceive the world seem illogical to us.

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