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
Pinker’s main focus is the sort of conscious, sequential reasoning that can track the steps in a geometric proof or an argument in formal logic.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2021
But a granular knowledge of formal logic isn’t essential for anyone’s enjoyment of this moving new biography.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2021
It’s complex, involves a lot of formal logic and algebra, and is mostly useless.
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2016
In formal logic and in mathematics, proof is something absolute.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
