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===List of common logical connectives=== Commonly used logical connectives include the following ones.<ref name="chao2023">{{cite book |last1=Chao |first1=C. |title=ζ°ηι»θΎοΌε½’εΌεζΉζ³ηεΊη¨ |trans-title=Mathematical Logic: Applications of the Formalization Method |date=2023 |publisher=Preprint. |location=Beijing |pages=15β28 |language=Chinese}}</ref> * [[negation|Negation (not)]]: <math>\neg</math>, <math>\sim</math>, <math>N</math> (prefix) in which <math>\neg</math> is the most modern and widely used, and <math>\sim</math> is also common; * [[logical conjunction|Conjunction (and)]]: <math>\wedge</math>, <math>\&</math>, <math>K</math> (prefix) in which <math>\wedge</math> is the most modern and widely used; * [[logical disjunction|Disjunction (or)]]: <math>\vee</math>, <math>A</math> (prefix) in which <math>\vee</math> is the most modern and widely used; * [[Material conditional|Implication (if...then)]]: <math>\to</math>, <math>\supset</math>, <math>\Rightarrow</math>, <math>C</math> (prefix) in which <math>\to</math> is the most modern and widely used, and <math>\supset</math> is also common; * [[Logical biconditional|Equivalence (if and only if)]]: <math>\leftrightarrow</math>, <math>\subset\!\!\!\supset</math>, <math>\Leftrightarrow</math>, <math>\equiv</math>, <math>E</math> (prefix) in which <math>\leftrightarrow</math> is the most modern and widely used, and <math>\subset\!\!\!\supset</math> is commonly used where <math>\supset</math> is also used. For example, the meaning of the statements ''it is raining'' (denoted by <math>p</math>) and ''I am indoors'' (denoted by <math>q</math>) is transformed, when the two are combined with logical connectives: * It is '''''not''''' raining (<math>\neg p</math>); * It is raining '''''and''''' I am indoors (<math>p \wedge q</math>); * It is raining '''''or''''' I am indoors (<math>p \lor q</math>); * '''''If''''' it is raining, '''''then''''' I am indoors (<math>p \rightarrow q</math>); * '''''If''''' I am indoors, '''''then''''' it is raining (<math>q \rightarrow p</math>); * I am indoors '''''if and only if''''' it is raining (<math>p \leftrightarrow q</math>). It is also common to consider the ''always true'' formula and the ''always false'' formula to be connective (in which case they are [[nullary]]). * [[Truth|True]] formula: <math>\top</math>, <math>1</math>, <math>V</math> (prefix), or <math>\mathrm{T}</math>; * [[False (logic)|False]] formula: <math>\bot</math>, <math>0</math>, <math>O</math> (prefix), or <math>\mathrm{F}</math>. This table summarizes the terminology: {| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:left;" |- ! Connective ! In English ! Noun for parts ! Verb phrase |- ! Conjunction | Both A and B | conjunct | A and B are conjoined |- ! Disjunction | Either A or B, or both | disjunct | A and B are disjoined |- ! Negation | It is not the case that A | negatum/negand | A is negated |- ! Conditional | If A, then B | antecedent, consequent | B is implied by A |- ! Biconditional | A if, and only if, B | equivalents | A and B are equivalent |}
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