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infinite-valued logic

a system of logic that differs from classical logic, which permits only two truth categories to be assigned to a proposition (true or false), by allowing for multiple categories or degrees of truthfulness. For example, whereas the statement Smith is a professor is either true or false, the statement Smith is depressed might have varying degrees of truthfulness. Thus, the intersection of the categories “Smith” and “depressed” has “fuzzy” as opposed to “crisp” boundaries. Infinite-valued logic is related to fuzzy logic. See also bivalence.

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December 22nd 2024

family

family

n.

1. a kinship unit consisting of a group of individuals united by blood or by marital, adoptive, or other intimate ties. Although the family is the fundamental social unit of most human societies, its form and structure vary widely. See biological family; extended family; nuclear family; permeable family; stepfamily.

2. in biological taxonomy, a main subdivision of an order, consisting of a group of similar, related genera (see genus).

3. a collection of mathematically or statistically related entities. For example, a set of statistical tests conducted when there are more than two groups for an independent variable within an analysis of variance constitutes a family of tests. See also family-wise alpha level; family-wise error rate. —familial adj.