- functional calculus
- noun Date: 1933 predicate calculus
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
functional calculus
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functional calculus — noun a system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions) • Syn: ↑predicate calculus • Hypernyms: ↑symbolic logic, ↑mathematical logic, ↑formal… … Useful english dictionary
functional calculus of the first order — noun see lower functional calculus … Useful english dictionary
functional calculus of the second order — noun see higher functional calculus … Useful english dictionary
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Continuous functional calculus — In mathematics, the continuous functional calculus of operator theory and C* algebra theory allows applications of continuous functions to normal elements of a C* algebra. More precisely, Theorem. Let x be a normal element of a C* algebra A with… … Wikipedia
higher functional calculus — noun : functional calculus in which quantification is applied not only to individual variables but also to functional and propositional variables called also functional calculus of the second order … Useful english dictionary
