Compound Statement

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒm.paʊnd ˈsteɪt.mənt/ Explain

A compound statement is two or more statements connected with logical operators such as 'and' and 'or'.[2]

Number line with a hollow dot on 1 and a solid dot on 5 with a line connecting the dot at 1 and the dot at 5.
Figure 2: Example of a compound algebraic statement.

Three compound statements represented by Venn diagrams. 'A and B' is represented by two overlapping circles with the interiors of both circles filled in. 'A or B' is represented by two overlapping circles with only the parts in common filled in. '(A or B) and C' is represented by three overlapping circles. The area common to A and B is filled in and all the area of C is filled in.
Figure 1: Examples of compound logical statements.

References

  1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, compound statement. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 40. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book
  2. W. V. Quine. Elementary Logic. revised edition. pp 7-9. Harvard University Press. October 15, 1980. Last Accessed 6/25/2018. Buy the book
  3. A. G. Hamilton. Logic for Mathematicians. 2nd edition. pp 1-3. Cambridge University Press. October 1, 1988. Last Accessed 6/25/2018. Buy the book

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 McAdams, David E. Compound Statement. 3/9/2019. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. http://www.allmathwords.org/en/c/compoundstatement.html.

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12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
6/25/2018: Removed broken links, updated license, implemented new markup, updated GeoGebra apps. (McAdams, David E.)
5/5/2011: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)

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