In mathematics and logic, a vacuous truth is a conditional or universal statement (a universal statement that can be converted to a conditional statement)...
11 KB (1,396 words) - 21:56, 17 October 2024
every element of ∅ {\displaystyle \varnothing } , the property P holds (vacuous truth). There is no element of ∅ {\displaystyle \varnothing } for which the...
15 KB (2,184 words) - 19:22, 16 October 2024
true regardless of the truth value of the antecedent P if the consequent is fixed as true. A related concept is a vacuous truth, where the antecedent P...
11 KB (1,595 words) - 13:18, 26 September 2024
Empty product (redirect from Vacuous product)
In mathematics, an empty product, or nullary product or vacuous product, is the result of multiplying no factors. It is by convention equal to the multiplicative...
10 KB (1,469 words) - 11:44, 24 October 2024
Logical conjunction (section Truth table)
change the value of the expression. In keeping with the concept of vacuous truth, when conjunction is defined as an operator or function of arbitrary...
18 KB (1,455 words) - 00:43, 30 September 2024
fallacy Logical extreme Logical fallacies Reductio ad absurdum Straw man Vacuous truth K. S. Pope (2003). "Common Logical Fallacies in Psychology: 26 Types...
6 KB (727 words) - 00:28, 24 September 2024
fulfilling a given predicate P(x) – exist in the empty set. See also Vacuous truth for more information. In category theory and the theory of elementary...
10 KB (1,535 words) - 07:34, 27 August 2024
Quantum vacuum fluctuations Ultimate fate of the universe Vacuum Vanitas Vacuous truth Void (disambiguation) Zero Lincoln, Don (16 February 2023). ""Nothing"...
21 KB (2,931 words) - 16:07, 26 October 2024
operators and symbols in Unicode Non-logical symbol Polish notation Truth function Truth table Wikipedia:WikiProject Logic/Standards for notation "Named character...
25 KB (229 words) - 11:25, 14 September 2024
{\displaystyle M} is empty, the condition given above is an example of a vacuous truth. So the intersection of the empty family should be the universal set...
12 KB (1,737 words) - 23:16, 26 December 2023