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Syllogistic logic with “Most”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2019

Jörg Endrullis  and
Lawrence S. Moss
Jörg Endrullis
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands Department of Mathematics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IU 47405, USA
Lawrence S. Moss*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IU 47405, USA
*
*Corresponding author. Email: lmoss@indiana.edu
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Abstract

We add Most X are Y to the syllogistic logic of All X are Y and Some X are Y. We prove soundness, completeness, and decidability in polynomial time. Our logic has infinitely many rules, and we prove that this is unavoidable.

Keywords

syllogistic logicmajority quantifiercompleteness theorem

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Mathematical Structures in Computer Science , Volume 29 , Issue 6 , June 2019 , pp. 763 - 782
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© Cambridge University Press 2019 

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