proposition
| An expression in language of something that is either true or false.
Also, the actual state of affairs so expressed.
The same proposition can be expressed by different linguistic forms.
Conversely, the same linguistic form can express different
propositions.
Examples:
Same meaning, different form: Aliens have abducted Eleanor.
Eleanor has been abducted by aliens.
Same form, different meaning: We last saw Eleanor an hour ago
(spoken on December 11, 2000 at 3 p.m. vs. on January 14, 2002 at 5
a.m.).
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