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natural deduction

natural deduction noun: a kind of proof calculus in which logical reasoning is expressed by inference rules closely related to the "natural" way of reasoning, in contrast to axiomatic systems.

Noun

natural deduction (uncountable)

  1. A kind of proof calculus in which logical reasoning is expressed by inference rules closely related to the "natural" way of reasoning, in contrast to axiomatic systems.

Questions about natural deduction

What does natural deduction mean?
Natural deduction means a kind of proof calculus in which logical reasoning is expressed by inference rules closely related to the "natural" way of reasoning, in contrast to axiomatic systems.
What part of speech is natural deduction?
Natural deduction is a noun.

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