I wanted a short, symbolic way to express categorical propositions (as in Aristotelian syllogistic), and I came up with the following.
English | Shorthand | Conventional notation |
---|---|---|
All S is P | ||
All S is non-P | ||
All S is not P | ||
All S is not non-P | ||
All non-S is P | ||
All non-S is non-P | ||
All non-S is not P | ||
All non-S is not non-P | ||
Not all S is P | ||
Not all S is non-P | ||
Not all S is not P | ||
Not all S is not non-P | ||
Not all non-S is P | ||
Not all non-S is non-P | ||
Not all non-S is not P | ||
Not all non-S is not non-P | ||
Some S is P | ||
Some S is non-P | ||
Some S is not P | ||
Some S is not non-P | ||
Some non-S is P | ||
Some non-S is non-P | ||
Some non-S is not P | ||
Some non-S is not non-P | ||
No S is P | ||
No S is non-P | ||
No S is not P | ||
No S is not non-P | ||
No non-S is P | ||
No non-S is non-P | ||
No non-S is not P | ||
No non-S is not non-P |
It is possible to get shorter, as in
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