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study of principle of correct reasoning |
logic |
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formal statement of the meaning of a word or group of words and it could stand alone |
definition |
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statement that can be demonstrated to be true by accepted mathematical operations and arguments |
theorem |
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process of showing a theorem to be correct |
proof |
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rigorous mathematical argument which unequivocally demonstrate the truth of a given proposition |
proof |
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declarative statement that is true or false but not both |
proposition |
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logical connective/ two statements combined by the word "and" |
conjunction |
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two statements combined by the word "or" |
disjunction |
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statement with "if-then" / true statement can't imply a false statement |
conditional |
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"if and only if" statement |
biconditional |
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proposition that follows with little or no proof required from one already proven |
corollary |
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can also be considered as theorem / short theorem used in proving a larger theorem |
lemma |
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a proposition which is consistent with known data, but has neither been verified nor shown to be false |
conjecture |