#DifferentialPropositionalCalculus • 2.1
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Table 6 outlines a #Syntax for #PropositionalCalculus based on two types of #LogicalConnectives, both of variable \(k\)-ary scope.
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In the first type of connective a bracketed list of propositional expressions in the form \(\texttt{(} e_1 \texttt{,} e_2 \texttt{,} \ldots \texttt{,} e_{k-1} \texttt{,} e_k \texttt{)}\) indicates exactly one of the propositions \(e_1, e_2, \ldots, e_{k-1}, e_k\) is false.

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#DifferentialPropositionalCalculus • 2.2
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Table 6 outlines a #Syntax for #PropositionalCalculus based on two types of #LogicalConnectives, both of variable \(k\)-ary scope.
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In the second type of connective a concatenation of propositional expressions in the form \(e_1 ~ e_2 ~ \ldots ~ e_{k-1} ~ e_k\) indicates all the propositions \(e_1, e_2, \ldots, e_{k-1}, e_k\) are true, in other words, their #LogicalConjunction is true.

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#DifferentialPropositionalCalculus • 2.3
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All other #PropositionalConnectives can be expressed in terms of the above 2 forms. The concatenation form is dispensable in terms of the bracket form but useful to maintain as an abbreviation for more complicated bracket expressions.

In contexts where parentheses are needed for other purposes “teletype” parentheses \(\texttt{(} \ldots \texttt{)}\) or barred parentheses \( (\!| \ldots |\!) \) may be used for logical operators.

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#DifferentialPropositionalCalculus • 2.4
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#CactusCalculus Conventions —

The briefest expression for #LogicalTruth is the #EmptyWord, denoted \(\varepsilon\) or \(\lambda\) in #FormalLanguages, where it forms the #IdentityElement for #Concatenation. It may be given visible expression in this context by means of the logically equivalent form \(\texttt{((} ~ \texttt{))},\) or, especially if operating in an algebraic context, by a simple \(1.\)

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