predicate calculus

noun

, Logic.

1. functional calculus.

predicate calculus

noun

1. the system of symbolic logic concerned not only with relations between propositions as wholes but also with the representation by symbols of individuals and predicates in propositions and with quantification over individuals Also calledfunctional calculus See also propositional calculus

Word History and Origins

Origin of predicate calculus¹

First recorded in 1945–50