Predikaalilogiikan
Predikaalilogiikka, also known as predicate logic, is a formal system used in mathematics, philosophy, linguistics, and computer science to represent and reason about statements that are not strictly propositional. Unlike propositional logic, which deals with whole propositions as true or false, predicate logic introduces quantifiers and predicates to handle more complex statements involving objects and their properties.
In predicate logic, predicates are functions that take one or more arguments and return a truth value.
For instance, the statement "∀x P(x)" means "for all x, x is a prime number," while "∃x
The syntax of predicate logic typically includes logical connectives (such as ∧, ∨, ¬, →, and ↔), quantifiers, and predicates. The