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  2. Necessity and sufficiency - Wikipedia

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    In logic and mathematics, necessity and sufficiency are terms used to describe a conditional or implicational relationship between two statements. For example, in the conditional statement : "If P then Q ", Q is necessary for P , because the truth of Q is guaranteed by the truth of P .

  3. Proportionality (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    Given such a constant k, the proportionality relation ∝ with proportionality constant k between two sets A and B is the equivalence relation defined by {(,): =}. A direct proportionality can also be viewed as a linear equation in two variables with a y -intercept of 0 and a slope of k > 0, which corresponds to linear growth .

  4. Karush–Kuhn–Tucker conditions - Wikipedia

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    Theorem — (sufficiency) If there exists a solution to the primal problem, a solution (,) to the dual problem, such that together they satisfy the KKT conditions, then the problem pair has strong duality, and , (,) is a solution pair to the primal and dual problems. (necessity) If the problem pair has strong duality, then for any solution to ...

  5. Proportional reasoning - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics and in physics, proportionality is a mathematical relation between two quantities; it can be expressed as an equality of two ratios: = Functionally, proportionality can be a relationship between variables in a mathematical equation.

  6. Occam's razor - Wikipedia

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    In philosophy, Occam's razor (also spelled Ockham's razor or Ocham's razor; Latin: novacula Occami) is the problem-solving principle that recommends searching for explanations constructed with the smallest possible set of elements. It is also known as the principle of parsimony or the law of parsimony (Latin: lex parsimoniae).

  7. Law of excluded middle - Wikipedia

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    In logic, the law of excluded middle or the principle of excluded middle states that for every proposition, either this proposition or its negation is true. [1] [2] It is one of the three laws of thought, along with the law of noncontradiction, and the law of identity; however, no system of logic is built on just these laws, and none of these laws provides inference rules, such as modus ponens ...

  8. Proportionality - Wikipedia

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    Proportionality (mathematics), the property of two variables being in a multiplicative relation to a constant; Ratio, of one quantity to another, especially of a part compared to a whole Fraction (mathematics) Aspect ratio or proportions; Proportional division, a kind of fair division; Percentage, a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100

  9. Modal logic - Wikipedia

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    Modal logic is a kind of logic used to represent statements about necessity and possibility.It plays a major role in philosophy and related fields as a tool for understanding concepts such as knowledge, obligation, and causation.