Meaning & use

Propositional

adjective·Academic

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Relating to a proposition, especially a statement that can be judged true or false.

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Propositional logic uses symbols to represent statements and their logical relationships.

The argument's propositional structure made it easy to test for validity.

A note on using this word

A key term in formal logic and linguistics, where 'propositional' contrasts with attitudes, questions, or commands that cannot themselves be true or false.

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