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Concurrent Systems II - Bad Request - Trinity College Dublin

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A quick overview of some mathematical logic<br />

• Material implication paradox<br />

4<br />

v(A 1 ) v(A 2 ) v(A 1 → A 2 )<br />

F F T<br />

F T T<br />

T F F<br />

T T T<br />

• Consider: superman is real implies fish can swim<br />

– superman is real is FALSE<br />

– fish can swim is TRUE<br />

– so, by the rules of material implication, our statement is TRUE<br />

– this may seem counterintuitive<br />

3BA29/3D4 <strong>Concurrent</strong> <strong>Systems</strong> and Operating <strong>Systems</strong><br />

http://www.cs.tcd.ie/Stephen.Childs childss@cs.tcd.ie

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