alethic
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia, “truth”) + -ic.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editalethic (comparative more alethic, superlative most alethic)
- (logic) Of or pertaining to the various modalities of truth, such as the possibility or impossibility of something being true.
- 2003, Nicholas Asher, Alex Lascarides, Logics of Conversation, page 46:
- The modal operators □ and ◊ stand for alethic necessity and possibility.
Derived terms
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editTranslations
editlogic: pertaining to the modalities of truth
Further reading
edit- “alethic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.