formal semantics

Kleene’s Three-Valued Logic (K3)

Explore Stephen Cole Kleene's three-valued logic system, K3. It introduces an 'undefined' truth value alongside true and false, offering a…

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Independence-Friendly Logic

Independence-Friendly (IF) logic extends first-order logic, enabling richer expressions of quantifier scope and dependence. It's particularly useful in game-theoretical semantics…

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Impossible World in Modal Logic

A hypothetical construct in modal logic, the impossible world represents a state of affairs that cannot possibly exist. It's a…

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Henkin Semantics

Henkin semantics offers a flexible alternative to standard first-order semantics, allowing quantifiers to range over restricted domains within models. This…

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Gödel-Dummett Logic

A distinct intuitionistic logic, Gödel-Dummett logic incorporates a principle of maximal elements. This allows it to articulate specific intermediate truth…

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Truth-Value Glut

A truth-value glut arises in formal semantics when a theory assigns multiple truth values to a single sentence, often due…

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Geach-Kaplan Sentence

A sentence type probing philosophy of language and logic. It highlights issues of context-dependence, referential opacity, and the boundaries of…

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Game-Theoretic Semantics

Game-theoretic semantics interprets linguistic meaning via games between verifier and falsifier. It focuses on the interactive process used to establish…

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Free Logic

Free logic is a formal system that permits terms without existing referents, unlike classical logic, which presumes all terms denote…

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Formal Semantics

Formal semantics explores the connection between formal systems, particularly in logic and linguistics, and their conceptual or referential meanings. It…

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