symbolic logic

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

symbolic logic
    n 1: any logical system that abstracts the form of statements
         away from their content in order to establish abstract
         criteria of consistency and validity [syn: {symbolic
         logic}, {mathematical logic}, {formal logic}]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

symbolic logic

   <logic> The discipline that treats formal {logic} by means of
   a formalised artificial language or symbolic calculus, whose
   purpose is to avoid the ambiguities and logical inadequacies
   of {natural language}.

   (1995-12-24)

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