- doxastic logic
- nounthe modal logic of belief and disbelief• Hypernyms: ↑modal logic
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Doxastic logic — is a modal logic concerned with reasoning about beliefs. The term doxastic derives from the ancient Greek δόξα, doxa, which means belief. Typically, a doxastic logic uses Bx to mean It is believed that x is the case, and the set denotes a set of… … Wikipedia
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doxastic — /dok sasˈtik/ (philosophy) adjective Of or relating to belief noun The branch of logic concerned with belief ORIGIN: Gr doxastikos conjectural … Useful english dictionary
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