10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VACUOUSLY»
Discover the use of
vacuously in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
vacuously and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Foundations of Discrete Mathematics
A layman may hesitate in accepting this reasoning and we give some recognition
to his hesitation by calling such statements as vacuously true, meaning thereby
that they are true because there cannot be anything to render them false.
2
A Roadmap for Formal Property Verification
Let us consider the second property, P2. Obviously P2 is satisfied vacuously in all
scenarios where r1 or r2 is low. Is it vacuously satisfied when both r1 and r2 are
high, but g1 or g2 is high? In this case, the antecedent of the implication is false, ...
3
The Themes of Quine's Philosophy: Meaning, Reference, and ...
This expression thus exemplifies Quine's parenthetical comment that “though an
expression occur non-vacuously in a statement it may fail of essential occurrence
because some of its parts occur vacuously in the statement” (p. 80).
4
Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of ...
Yn □ p>[ip\ <— Yi, . . . , ipn ^~ in]](s) ^s true/ it is mutually vacuously false iff [-aya
, . . . Yn □ ¥#i <- li, • • • , V>TM <- Yn]j(s) is true. We say that p is mutually vacuous
in ipi , ...%pn if it is mutually vacuously true or mutually vacuously false in ^i, ...
Kurt Jensen, Andreas Podelski, 2004
5
Social Network Analysis: Methods and Applications
This triad, which is not allowed under ranked clusterability, has just a single
asymmetric dyad, so it is vacuously transitive. Vacuously transitive triples are
allowed under transitivity, so type 2 triads can arise, without invalidating the idea.
6
Philosophical Knowledge: Its Possibility and Scope
Make two generally accepted assumptions about the distinction between
vacuous and non-vacuous truth: (a) B o C is vacuously true if and only if B is
impossible (this could be regarded as a definition of “vacuously” for
counterfactuals); (b) B o ...
Christian Beyer, Alex Burri, 2007
7
Correct Hardware Design and Verification Methods: 12th IFIP ...
A path π is covered by φ if the mutant FSM ̃Fπ obtained from F by omitting all
behaviors that contain π satisfies φ vacuously. On the other hand, we can also
introduce mutations that replace π with a mutant path ̃π in the FSM. Then, the
mutant ...
Daniel Geist, Enrico Tronci
8
Quintessence: Basic Readings from the Philosophy of W.V. Quine
An expression will be said to occur vacuously in a given statement if its
replacement therein by any and every other grammatically admissible expression
leaves the truth or falsehood of the statement unchanged. Thus for any statement
...
Willard Van Orman Quine, Roger F. Gibson, 2004
9
Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering: 15th ...
One particular issue that conditional scenarios have is that they are liable to
being satisfied vacuously; a system can be constructed so that it satisfies the
conditional scenarios by never satisfying the condition. For instance, a system in
which ...
Juan de Lara, Andrea Zisman, 2012
10
Laws of Nature, Causation, and Supervenience
The usual response is that a vacuously true generalization is a law only if it is
derivable from generalizations that are not vacuously true. But this seems wrong.
Imagine a world containing ten different types of fundamental particles. Suppose
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VACUOUSLY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
vacuously is used in the context of the following news items.
Hype Energy Kim Kardashian Film Is Gloriously Mind Boggling And …
Pan to Marie Antoinette Kim, sleeping….. cue gratuitous close-up of her milky white tits….followed by a close-up of what Kim does best, staring vacuously into ... «Popdust, Jul 15»
Gordon Clark: Old folks reject new stuff out of wisdom — not ignorance
... on how First Nations honour their elders — may be on to something in not always vacuously embracing whatever new product someone is trying to peddle. «The Province, Jul 15»
The George Grill, Rye, East Sussex, restaurant review
Sniggering Londoners, vacuously vain in their sham sophistication and mincing metrosexuality, are abidingly fond of saying that whenever they are forced to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
TEA & TWO SLICES | On Transit Cop Asshats & Building A Bonfire …
Vancouver: not mind-numbingly boring, but vacuously vain. “Vancouver has the double affliction of a deeply embedded lack of self-esteem and an overdose of ... «Scout Magazine, Jun 15»
What Elektra Can Teach Us About Sorrow, Rage, and Denial
... cruelly like the controlling mother Klytemnestra, vindictively like the raging prodigal son Orestes, or vacuously like the denying younger sister Chrysothemis. «Hyperallergic, May 15»
Sook-Yin Lee delves into female flirtations and naked women with …
The video features naked women creeping around in churches, women in bathing suits writhing around on floors, and men standing staring vacuously into ... «Straight.com, May 15»
'Bazaaru', 'presstitute': From PM Modi to VK Singh, BJP feasts on …
Throughout our lives we love to vacuously quote Voltaire's “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.' But most of these ... «Firstpost, Apr 15»
'Dirty Rush': The only thing shameless about this sorority girl expose …
“You won't find anything in here about how all sorority girls are vacuously stupid. You won't find anything in here about midnight pillows fights between girls ... «New York Daily News, Feb 15»
Viral Sorority Chick -- 'C*** Punt' Returns ... My F-Bombs Are Getting …
You won't find anything in here about how all sorority girls are vacuously stupid." - "And you sure as f*** won't read anything about how a sorority girls' sole ... «TMZ.com, Jan 15»
Peeking at an ancient civilization
Cicadas hum vacuously in the sultry air. A few tree-sitting bugs caught by clever hands stun unsuspecting shoulders. If you want to hear a proper shriek, try this ... «Boulder Weekly, Dec 14»
