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Tara2 Posted 5 years ago
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Vacuously
What does 'vacuously' mean?
By induction. The basis case, r - 0, is true vacuously.
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Tara2 What does 'vacuously' mean? What is the context? There is a commonplace usage, and a precise one for formal logic and mathematics.
- Tara2 What does 'vacuously' mean?
- What is the context?
- There is a commonplace usage, and a precise one for formal logic and mathematics.
- org/wiki/Vacuous_truth In mathematics and logic, a vacuous truth is a conditional or universal statement that is only true because the antecedent cannot be satisfied.
- For example, the statement "all cell phones in the room are turned off" will be true even if there are no cell phones in the room.
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Tara2What does 'vacuously' mean?
What is the context? There is a commonplace usage, and a precise one for formal logic and mathematics.
https ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuous_truth
In mathematics and logic, a vacuous truth is a conditional or universal statement that is only true because the antecedent cannot be satisfied. For exam
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