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Derivations and Proofs in the Predicate Logic

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The propositional logic has several limitations for expressing ideas; mainly, it is not possible to quantify over sets of individuals and reason about them.

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Ayala-Rincón, M., de Moura, F.L.C. (2017). Derivations and Proofs in the Predicate Logic. In: Applied Logic for Computer Scientists . Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51653-0_2

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