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symbolic logic

noun

  1. a modern development of formal logic employing a special notation or symbolism capable of manipulation in accordance with precise rules.


symbolic logic

noun

  1. another term for formal logic
“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 symbolic logic1

First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences

He argued that the structural rigidity and rule-based grammar of Sanskrit offered a powerful natural analog to the symbolic logic of computer languages.

From Salon

Wilkes happened to have some intellectual preparation: As a philosophy major, she had studied symbolic logic, which can involve creating arguments and inferences by stringing together and/or statements in a way that resembles coding.

“You talk about biology in a symbolic logic class?” my father asked.

This perspective is usually called “symbolic A.I.” — because its definition of cognition is based on symbolic logic — or, disparagingly, “good old-fashioned A.I.”

“For Claude Shannon” is named after the mathematical engineer who connected symbolic logic with electronic circuits.

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