Definition:Statement Form

Definition
A statement form is a symbolic representation of a compound statement.

It consists of statement variables along with logical connectives joining them.

It is traditional, particularly in the field of mathematical logic, to use lowercase Greek letters to stand for general formulas (the usual ones being $\phi, \psi$ and $\chi$), but more modern treatments are starting to use ordinary lowercase letters of the English alphabet, usually $p, q, r$ etc.

Also known as
There are various names for this concept, for example:
 * statement scheme or schema
 * symbolic sentence
 * logical form.

When discussing propositional logic, the terms logical formula or propositional formula are also used.

Also see

 * Logical Formula: A well-formed formula of a formal language used for symbolic logic.
 * Propositional Formula: The logical formulae used to discuss propositional logic.