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predicate calculus vs formal logic

formal logic vs predicate calculus

predicate calculus and formal logic both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
predicate calculus Yes No No No
formal logic Yes No No No
As nouns, formal logic is a hypernym of predicate calculus; that is, formal logic is a word with a broader meaning than predicate calculus:
  • predicate calculus: a system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions)
  • formal logic: any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity
Other hypernyms of predicate calculus include mathematical logic, symbolic logic.
predicate calculus (noun) formal logic (noun)
a system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions) any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity
Difference between predicate calculus and formal logic

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