Category:Definitions/Iverson's Convention
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This category contains definitions related to Iverson's Convention.
Iverson's Convention is a notation which allows a compact means of assigning a value of $1$ or $0$ to a proposition $P$, depending on whether $P$ is true or false:
- $\sqbrk P = \begin{cases}
1 & : \text {$P$ is true} \\ 0 & : \text {$P$ is false} \end{cases}$
It is sometimes seen specified as:
- $\sqbrk P = \begin{cases}
1 & : \text {$P$ is true} \\ 0 & : \text {$P$ otherwise} \end{cases}$
which can be useful in fields of mathematics where the Law of Excluded Middle does not apply.
In each case, $0$ is the very strong zero.
Source of Name
This entry was named for Kenneth Eugene Iverson.
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