a metatheorem is a statement about a formal system proven in a metalanguage. Unlike theorems proved within a given formal system, a metatheorem is proved...
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Deduction theorem (redirect from Deduction metatheorem)
In mathematical logic, a deduction theorem is a metatheorem that justifies doing conditional proofs from a hypothesis in systems that do not explicitly...
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φ0. We also use repeatedly the method of the hypothetical syllogism metatheorem as a shorthand for several proof steps. (1) φ 0 {\displaystyle \varphi...
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Axiomatic system (logic) (section Metatheorems)
(\neg p\to p)\to p} We also use the method of the hypothetical syllogism metatheorem as a shorthand for several proof steps. p → ( ¬ p → q ) {\displaystyle...
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Metalanguage (section Metatheories and metatheorems)
Statements made in the metatheory about the theory are called metatheorems. A metatheorem is a true statement about a formal system expressed in a metalanguage...
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problems influenced mathematics for the rest of the 20th century. A metatheorem is defined as: "a statement about theorems. It usually gives a criterion...
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conclusion. In most logics, weakening is either an inference rule or a metatheorem if the logic doesn't have an explicit rule. Notable exceptions are: Relevance...
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Hypothetical syllogism (section As a metatheorem)
In classical logic, a hypothetical syllogism is a valid argument form, a deductive syllogism with a conditional statement for one or both of its premises...
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Gödel's incompleteness theorems (category Metatheorems)
Gödel's incompleteness theorems are two theorems of mathematical logic that are concerned with the limits of provability in formal axiomatic theories....
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Hypothetical syllogism. We also use the method of the hypothetical syllogism metatheorem as a shorthand for several proof steps. The proof is as follows: q →...
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