system of logic

Other forms: systems of logic

Definitions of system of logic

1. noun

   a system of reasoning
   synonyms: logic, logical system

   types:

   Aristotelian logic

   the syllogistic logic of Aristotle as developed by Boethius in the Middle Ages

   formal logic, mathematical logic, symbolic logic

   any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity

   Boolean algebra, Boolean logic

   a system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole; used in computers

   propositional calculus, propositional logic

   a branch of symbolic logic dealing with propositions as units and with their combinations and the connectives that relate them

   functional calculus, predicate calculus

   a system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions)

   modal logic

   a system of logic whose formal properties resemble certain moral and epistemological concepts

   fuzzy logic

   a form of mathematical logic in which truth can assume a continuum of values between 0 and 1

   type of:

   system, system of rules

   a complex of methods or rules governing behavior