adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or pertaining to the various modalities of truth, such as the possibility or impossibility of something being true.

   "The modal operators □ and ◊ stand for alethic necessity and possibility."

Example

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"The modal operators □ and ◊ stand for alethic necessity and possibility."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia, “truth”) + -ic.

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