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if-thenism

if-thenism noun: the doctrine that all mathematical statements are conditional in form, meaning they can be expressed in the form "p implies q", (i.e. if p then q).

Noun

if-thenism (uncountable)

  1. The doctrine that all mathematical statements are conditional in form, meaning they can be expressed in the form "p implies q", (i.e. if p then q).
    • We now come to the difficulty that caused Russell himself to abandon 'if-thenism'.1968, Bertrand Russell; philosopher of the century, page 287
    • In this chapter we shall consider two versions of if-thenism corresponding to two different ways of understanding conditional statements.1979, Introduction to the philosophy of mathematics, page 11

Origin of if-thenism

From if-then + -ism.

Questions about if-thenism

What does if-thenism mean?
If-thenism means the doctrine that all mathematical statements are conditional in form, meaning they can be expressed in the form "p implies q", (i.e. if p then q).
What part of speech is if-thenism?
If-thenism is a noun.

Words near if-thenism in the dictionary

  1. if-clauses
  2. if-then
  3. if-then statement
  4. if-then statements
  5. if-then-else
  6. if-thenism
  7. if-thens
  8. if/then
  9. if/thens
  10. Ifa
  11. ifackins

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