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| The relative operator takes two propositions as arguments and reports the value "true" if the first implies the second, otherwise "false". | | The relative operator takes two propositions as arguments and reports the value "true" if the first implies the second, otherwise "false". |
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| <math>\Upsilon \langle e, f \rangle = 1 \quad \operatorname{iff} \quad e \Rightarrow f.</math> | | <math>\Upsilon \langle e, f \rangle = 1 \quad \operatorname{iff} \quad e \Rightarrow f.</math> |
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| Expressing it another way, we may also write: | | Expressing it another way, we may also write: |
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| <math>\Upsilon \langle e, f \rangle = 1 \quad \Leftrightarrow \quad (e (f)) = 1.</math> | | <math>\Upsilon \langle e, f \rangle = 1 \quad \Leftrightarrow \quad (e (f)) = 1.</math> |
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| + | In writing this, however, it is important to notice that the 1's appearing on the left and right have different meanings. Filling in the details, we have: |
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| + | <math>\Upsilon \langle e, f \rangle = 1 \in \mathbb{B} \quad \Leftrightarrow \quad (e (f)) = 1 : \mathbb{B}^2 \to \mathbb{B}.</math> |
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| + | Finally, it is often convenient to write the first argument as a subscript, hence <math>\Upsilon_e \langle f \rangle = \Upsilon \langle e, f \rangle.</math> |
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| ====Option 2 : More General==== | | ====Option 2 : More General==== |