Definition:Sequent
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Definition
A sequent is an expression in the form:
- $\phi_1, \phi_2, \ldots, \phi_n \vdash \psi$
where $\phi_1, \phi_2, \ldots, \phi_n$ are premises (any number of them), and $\psi$ the conclusion (only one), of an argument.
Sources
- 1965: E.J. Lemmon: Beginning Logic ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 1.2$: Conditionals and Negation
- 2000: Michael R.A. Huth and Mark D. Ryan: Logic in Computer Science: Modelling and reasoning about systems ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 1.2$: Natural Deduction
