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We shall introduce in this paper a language whose formulas will be interpreted by games of imperfect information. Such games will be defined in the same way as the games for first-order formulas except that the players do not have complete information of the earlier course of the game. Some simple logical properties of these games will be stated together with the relation of such games of imperfect information to higher-order logic. Finally, a set of applications will be outlined.
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Sandu, G. On the logic of informational independence and its applications. J Philos Logic 22, 29–60 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01049180
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