formal logic

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Their method, which is based on the formal logic used by mathematicians and philosophers, captures the choices faced by a hacker who has access to the mobile phone and the PIN.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2024

It’s no small achievement to make formal logic, game theory, statistics and Bayesian reasoning delightful topics full of charm and relevance.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2021

For interested readers, Budiansky supplies an appendix that moves through Gödel’s proof, step by step, but granular knowledge of formal logic isn’t essential for anyone’s enjoyment of this moving biography.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2021

One of the top educational games back then was Rocky’s Boots, an inventive game that taught the basics of formal logic to kids.

From Slate • Jan. 24, 2014

In formal logic and in mathematics, proof is something absolute.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith