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Non-deterministic Matrices and Modular Semantics of Rules

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We show by way of example how one can provide in a lot of cases simple modular semantics of rules of inference, so that the semantics of a system is obtained by joining the semantics of its rules in the most straightforward way. Our main tool for this task is the use of finite Nmatrices, which are multi-valued structures in which the value assigned by a valuation to a complex formula can be chosen non-deterministically out of a certain nonempty set of options. The method is applied in the area of logics with a formal consistency operator (knowns as LFIs), allowing us to provide in a modular way effective, finite semantics for thousands of different LFIs.

This research was supported by THE ISRAEL SCIENCE FOUNDATION founded by The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

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  1. School of Computer Science, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, 69978, Israel

    Arnon Avron

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  1. Institute of Logic, University of Neuchâtel, Espace Louis Agassiz 1, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

    Jean-Yves Beziau

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Avron, A. (2005). Non-deterministic Matrices and Modular Semantics of Rules. In: Beziau, JY. (eds) Logica Universalis. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7643-7304-0_9

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