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truth-value.

Noun
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MEANING

The status assigned to a statement according to whether it is true, false, or another permitted logical value.

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  • assign a truth-value
  • binary truth-values

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The connective determines the compound statement's truth-value.
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truth-value

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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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