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Proposition

An abstract object that provides the shared meaning of different utterances of the same sentence, and its synonymous expressions in different languages. Also: A declarative sentence that is either true…
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December 9, 2023
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Propensity

An irregular (usually probabilistic) disposition of an object or system to produce some result;for example, a tossed coin has a propensity of 0.5 to land heads. https://youtube.com/shorts/PBadRSAW00o?feature=share
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December 9, 2023
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Proof by contradiction

A proof strategy whereby a statement’s negation is proved by assuming the statement is true.This assumption leads to a contradiction, which proves the assumption is false. (See also Negation introduction…
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December 9, 2023
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Proof by contradiction

A proof strategy whereby a statement’s negation is proved by assuming the statement is true.This assumption leads to a contradiction, which proves the assumption is false. (See also Negation introduction…
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December 9, 2023
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Proof by cases

A proof strategy whereby a conclusion is proved from a disjunction. (See also Disjunction elimination.) https://youtube.com/shorts/JZ_RCMpCjsU?feature=share
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Proof

A proof is a step-by-step demonstration that one statement (the conclusion) follows logically from some others (the premises). A formal proof is a proof given in a formal system of…
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December 9, 2023
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Problem of evil

The term for attempts to address or reconcile the reality of evil (moral badness) in a world created by an omnipotent and omnibenevolent God. https://youtube.com/shorts/gN90H32OZ2Y?feature=share
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December 9, 2023