Thread: What is Logic?
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Old 05-30-2007   #3 (permalink)
DChristopher
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Originally Posted by Jasper84 View Post
PGood to have your mind that a|b=(not (a and b))
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(A if then B) = A | (B | B) = A | (A | B).
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Last one is not very clear to me yet.
The middle expression reduces to "not (and and not-b)," which is exactly what we want for (mathematical) implication: the implication is true at all times unless the hypothesis (A) is true and the conclusion (B) is false.
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