alethic
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia, “truth”) + -ic.
Pronunciation
Adjective
alethic (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.
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Translations
logic: pertaining to the modalities of truth
Further reading
- “alethic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.