MEANING
The status assigned to a statement according to whether it is true, false, or another permitted logical value.
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Words that belong together
- assign a truth-value
- binary truth-values
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The connective determines the compound statement's truth-value.
Word forms
- Base
- truth-value
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Usage notes
Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Singular truth-value; plural truth-values. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.
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