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law of excluded middle

law of excluded middle noun: a logical principle which states all statements must be either true or false, i.e. in symbols: P∨¬P.

Noun

law of excluded middle

  1. A logical principle which states all statements must be either true or false, i.e. in symbols: P∨¬P.
    Synonyms:
    LEM

Synonyms of law of excluded middle

Forms of law of excluded middle

alternative formlaw of the excluded middle

Questions about law of excluded middle

What does law of excluded middle mean?
Law of excluded middle means a logical principle which states all statements must be either true or false, i.e. in symbols: P∨¬P.
What part of speech is law of excluded middle?
Law of excluded middle is a noun.

Words near law of excluded middle in the dictionary

  1. law of demand
  2. Law of Demeter
  3. law of diminishing marginal utility
  4. law of diminishing returns
  5. law of double negation
  6. law of excluded middle
  7. law of Hobson-Jobson
  8. law of holes
  9. law of identity
  10. Law of Jante
  11. law of large numbers

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