predicate calculus
noun Logic.
Also called
predicate logic.
Origin of predicate calculus
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby predicate calculus
predicable,
predicament,
predicant,
predicate,
predicate adjective,
predicate calculus,
predicate nominative,
predicate noun,
predicate objective,
predicative,
predicator
British Dictionary definitions for predicate calculus
predicate calculus
noun
the system of symbolic logic concerned not only with relations between propositions as wholes but also with the representation by symbols of individuals and predicates in propositions and with quantification over individuals
Also called: functional calculus See also propositional calculus