Metatheorem
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Metatheorem is a noun meaning (logic) A statement about theorems proven in a metalanguage.
Meaning
(logic) A statement about theorems proven in a metalanguage.
Example Sentences
The metatheorem of deduction will play an essential role .
From these observations we conclude that we have the following metatheorem. Metatheorem 3: If φ is a theorem of second-order monadic predicate logic, then trs'(φ) is a theorem of our present conceptualist logic.
This paper presents a metatheorem with the following property: Given a proven axiom-free lemma, which interrelates some of the elementary properties of a binary relation, the metatheorem mechanically transforms this lemma into its uniquely corresponding complementary lemma.
Word Forms
- metatheorems
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antitheorem, theorum, theorem, theorematist, theory, lemma.
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