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conditional proofs

conditional proofs is the plural of conditional proof.

Meaning of conditional proof

Noun

conditional proof (plural conditional proofs)

  1. A proof showing that if an assumption A is true then a consequent statement or conclusion B must also be true, i.e. B is true on the condition that A is true.
    • A conditional proof corresponds to the application of what Douglas Hofstadter calls the "Fantasy Rule" in his masterwork "GEB:EGB". Surprisingly, the theory of propositional calculus which he develops in GEB:EGB employs several inference rules but no axioms: the need for any axioms is done away...

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What is conditional proofs the plural of?
Conditional proofs is the plural of conditional proof.

Words near conditional proofs in the dictionary

  1. conditional probabilities
  2. conditional probability
  3. conditional probability distribution
  4. conditional probability distributions
  5. conditional proof
  6. conditional proofs
  7. conditional sentence
  8. conditional sentences
  9. conditional tense
  10. conditional tenses
  11. conditional unconditional

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