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Meaning of law of double negation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The statement that the negation of the negation of A implies A, for any proposition A. Stated symbolically: ¬¬A→A.

Examples

“The law of double negation is not valid intuitionistically. To show this with Heyting algebra semantics, let A#61;(0,1)#92;cup(1,2). Then #92;negA#61;(-#92;infty,0)#92;cup(2,#92;infty), #92;neg#92;negA#61;(0,2), #92;neg#92;negA#92;toA#61;(-#92;infty,1)#92;cup(1,#92;infty)#92;ne#92;mathbb#123;R#125;.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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