6.042/18.] Mathematics for Computer Science February 2, 2005 Srini devadas and Eric Lehman Notes for Recitation 1 logIc A proposition is a statement that is either true or false. Propositions can be joined by and","or","not"," implies", or"if and only if". For each of these connective, the defini- tion and notational shorthand are given in the table below. here a and b denote arbitrary repositions A and B A or B not A A implies B A if and only if B ABA∧BAVB-A A→B 今 T FIF TTF F F T F F FF F a predicate is a proposition whose truth depends on the value of one or more variables If P is a predicate then vx∈SP(x means that the predicate is true for every value of r in the set s. similarly x∈SP(x means that the predicate is true for at least one value of r in the set s.6.042/18.062J Mathematics for Computer Science February 2, 2005 Srini Devadas and Eric Lehman Notes for Recitation 1 1 Logic A proposition is a statement that is either true or false. Propositions can be joined by “and”, “or”, “not”, “implies”, or “if and only if”. For each of these connective, the definition and notational shorthand are given in the table below. Here A and B denote arbitrary propositions. A and B A or B not A A implies B A if and only if B A B T T A ∧ B A ∨ B ¬A A ⇒ B A ⇔ B T T F T T T F F T F F F F T F T T T F F F F F T T T A predicate is a proposition whose truth depends on the value of one or more variables. If P is a predicate, then ∀x ∈ S P(x) means that the predicate is true for every value of x in the set S. Similarly, ∃x ∈ S P(x) means that the predicate is true for at least one value of x in the set S