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Statement

 Properties of Statement:

  • A statement is satisfiable if there is some interpretation for which it is true.
  • A statement is valid if it is true for all interpretations.
  • A Statement is contradictory if there is no interpretation for which it is true.
  • Two sentences are equivalent if they have the same truth value under every interpretation.
  • A statement is a logical consequence of another if it is established by all interpretations which are satisfied by the first.

Note:

  1.  A valid statement is satisfiable and a contradictory statement is invalid. But the converge is not necessary to be true.
  2. P V ⁓P is valid since every interpretation results in a value of true.
  3. P & ⁓P is contradictory since every interpretation results in a value of false.
  4. P & ⁓(⁓P) are equivalent since each has the same truth value under every interpretation.
  5. P is a logical consequence of P&Q since any interpretation for which P&Q is true, P is also true.





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