alethic

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈliːθɪk/, /əˈlɛθɪk/

Adjective

alethic (comparative more alethic, superlative most alethic)

(logic) Of or pertaining to the various modalities of truth, such as the possibility or impossibility of something being true.
- 2003, Nicholas Asher and Alex Lascarides, Logics of Conversation, page 46:
  The modal operators □ and ◊ stand for alethic necessity and possibility.

Related terms

alethiology

Translations

logic: pertaining to the modalities of truth

Dutch: alethisch
French: aléthique (fr) m or f

Occitan: aletic (oc) m
Portuguese: alético

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