Decide Whether the Statement Is True or False $$| - 5 | = | 5 |$$

question 118

Multiple Choice

Decide whether the statement is true or false. If false, correct the statement so it is true.
- $$| - 5 | = | 5 |$$

• A) True
• B) False; \(| - 5 | = - | 5 | = - 5\)

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Definitions:

Contingent Statement

In the Logic of Statements means a grammatically correct expression that turns out to be true under at least one possible assignment of truth values to its component simple statements and false under another possible assignment of truth values to its component simple statements.

Truth Values

The attribution of truth or falsity to propositions or statements, which in classical logic are typically denoted as true or false.

Translation

The process of translating words or text from one language into another.

Declarative Logic

A branch of logic concerned with statements that declare facts about the world, which can be either true or false.