truth-function

noun

: a sentential or propositional function whose truth-value depends only on the truth-values of its arguments

truth-functional

(ˈ)⸗¦⸗(⸗)⸗

adjective

truth-functionally

(ˈ)⸗¦⸗(⸗)⸗⸗

adverb

Word History

Etymology

translation of German wahrheitsfunktion

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