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(mathematics) The doctrine that all mathematical statements are conditional in form, meaning they can be expressed in the format "p implies q", (i.e. if p then q)..
We now come to the difficulty that caused Russell himself to abandon 'if-thenism'.
In this chapter we shall consider two versions of if-thenism corresponding to two different ways of understanding conditional statements.
The final formalist position we shall consider, deductivism, or if-thenism as it is sometimes called, is suggested by earlier remarks on the game of pure logic.
Use if-thenism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
If-thenism means (mathematics) The doctrine that all mathematical statements are conditional in form, meaning they can be expressed in the format "p implies q", (i.e. if p then q)..
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We now come to the difficulty that caused Russell himself to abandon 'if-thenism'.
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