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New Foundations

New Foundations proper noun: a non-well-founded, finitely axiomatizable set theory conceived as a simplification of the theory of types of Principia Mathematica.

Proper noun

New Foundations

  1. A non-well-founded, finitely axiomatizable set theory conceived as a simplification of the theory of types of Principia Mathematica.
    Synonyms:
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Synonyms of New Foundations

Questions about New Foundations

What does New Foundations mean?
New Foundations means a non-well-founded, finitely axiomatizable set theory conceived as a simplification of the theory of types of Principia Mathematica.
What part of speech is New Foundations?
New Foundations is a proper noun.

Words near New Foundations in the dictionary

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  3. New Forest pony
  4. New Forester
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  6. New Foundations
  7. New France
  8. New French Extremity
  9. New Frontier
  10. New Galloway
  11. new game

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