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open sentence

noun

  1. Mathematics. an equation or inequality containing one or more variables in which its truth or falsehood depends upon the values assumed by the variables in a particular instance, as the equation x + 3 = 8.
  2. Logic. a propositional function that contains a free variable, as “ x is a man.”


open sentence

noun

  1. logic an expression containing a free variable that can be replaced by a name to yield a sentence, as x is wise Also calledpropositional functionsentential function
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of open sentence1

First recorded in 1935–40

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