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First-Order Logic: Semantics

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FOL; Predicate calculus; Predicate logic

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This entry should be read in conjunction with the companion entry First-Order Logic: Syntax where the terms vocabulary, variable, formula, etc. are defined.

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Recommended Reading

  1. Enderton HB. A mathematical introduction to logic. 2nd ed. New York: Academic; 2000.

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  2. Libkin L. Elements of finite model theory. Berlin: Springer; 2004.

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  3. Abiteboul S, Hull R, Vianu V. Foundations of databases: the logical level. Reading: Addison Wesley; 1994.

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  1. Department of Computer and Inf. Science, University of Pennsylvania, 200 South 33rd Street, 19104-6389, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Val Tannen

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  1. Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Ling Liu

  2. University of Waterloo School of Computer Science, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    M. Tamer Özsu

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  1. Dept. of Computer and Inf. Science, Univ. of Pennsylvania, 200 South 33rd Street, 19104-6389, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Val Tannen

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Tannen, V. (2016). First-Order Logic: Semantics. In: Liu, L., Özsu, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Database Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7993-3_1000-2

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