Title :
Commodious axiomatization of quantifiers in multiple-valued logic
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Karlsruhe Univ., Germany
Abstract :
We provide a concise axiomatization of a broad class of generalized quantifiers in many-valued logic, so-called distribution quantifiers. Although sound and complete axiomatizations for such quantifiers exist, their size renders them virtually useless for practical purposes. We show that for certain lattice-based quantifiers relatively small axiomatizations can be obtained in a schematic way. This is achieved by providing an explicit link between skolemized signed formulas and filters/ideals in Boolean set lattices
Keywords :
Boolean functions; multivalued logic; Boolean set lattices; commodious axiomatization; distribution quantifiers; filters; lattice-based quantifiers; multiple-valued logic; quantifiers; skolemized signed formulas; Boolean functions; Distribution functions; Filters; Lattices; Multivalued logic; Reactive power;
Conference_Titel :
Multiple-Valued Logic, 1996. Proceedings., 26th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Santiago de Compostela
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7392-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISMVL.1996.508346