Classical Laws

 Here’s the translation of the explanation of logic laws into English:

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### **1. Classical Laws (Aristotelian)**  

#### **A. Law of Identity**  

- **Concept:** Everything is identical to itself.  

- **Formula:** \( A = A \).  

- **Example:**  

  Saying "The moon is the moon" is necessarily true because a thing equals itself.  

#### **B. Law of Non-Contradiction**  

- **Concept:** A statement cannot be both true and false **under the same conditions and time**.  

- **Formula:** \( \neg (A \land \neg A) \).  

  *(It is impossible for both \( A \) and not \( A \) to be true simultaneously.)*  

- **Example:**  

  You cannot say, "It is raining and not raining right now" in the same place and time.  

#### **C. Law of Excluded Middle**  

- **Concept:** Every proposition must be **entirely true** or **entirely false**; there is no third option.  

- **Formula:** \( A \lor \neg A \).  

  *(Either \( A \) is true or the negation of \( A \) is true.)*  

- **Example:**  

  "The number 5 is odd" is either true or false—no middle ground exists.  

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### **2. Propositional Logic Laws**  

#### **A. De Morgan’s Laws**  

- **Concept:** Connects logical operators (AND, OR) with negation.  

- **Formulas:**  

  1. \( \neg (A \land B) \equiv \neg A \lor \neg B \).  

     *(The negation of "A and B" equals "not A or not B".)*  

  2. \( \neg (A \lor B) \equiv \neg A \land \neg B \).  

     *(The negation of "A or B" equals "not A and not B".)*  

- **Example:**  

  Negating "It is raining **and** the sun is shining" becomes: "It is not raining **or** the sun is not shining."  

#### **B. Implication (Conditional Statements)**  

- **Concept:** The conditional "If... then..." is expressed using logical operators.  

- **Formula:** \( A \to B \equiv \neg A \lor B \).  

  *(If A, then B ≈ Either A is false or B is true.)*  

- **Example:**  

  "If it rains, the ground gets wet" is equivalent to: "Either it does not rain **or** the ground gets wet."  

#### **C. Distributive Laws**  

- **Concept:** Distributes the logical "AND" over "OR," and vice versa.  

- **Formulas:**  

  1. \( A \land (B \lor C) \equiv (A \land B) \lor (A \land C) \).  

  2. \( A \lor (B \land C) \equiv (A \lor B) \land (A \lor C) \).  

- **Example:**  

  "I buy an apple **and** (a banana or a strawberry)" equals: "(I buy an apple **and** a banana) **or** (I buy an apple **and** a strawberry)."  

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### **3. Rules of Inference**  

#### **A. Modus Ponens**  

- **Concept:** If a conditional statement is true and its hypothesis is true, then its conclusion must be true.  

- **Formula:**  

  \[

  \frac{A \to B \quad A}{B}

  \]  

- **Example:**  

  - If "Eating quickly causes indigestion,"  

  - and Ahmed eats quickly,  

  - Then: Ahmed will suffer from indigestion.  

#### **B. Modus Tollens**  

- **Concept:** If a conditional statement is true and its conclusion is false, then its hypothesis must be false.  

- **Formula:**  

  \[

  \frac{A \to B \quad \neg B}{\neg A}

  \]  

- **Example:**  

  - If "Water boils at 100°C,"  

  - and this water is not boiling,  

  - Then: Its temperature is below 100°C.  

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### **4. Predicate Logic**  

#### **A. Universal Generalization**  

- **Concept:** If a property holds for an **arbitrary** element in a set, it holds for **all** elements.  

- **Example:**  

  If we prove that "any even number is divisible by 2," we conclude: **All** even numbers are divisible by 2.  

#### **B. Universal Instantiation**  

- **Concept:** If a property is true for **all** elements, it is true for any **specific** element.  

- **Example:**  

  If "All birds sing," then "The sparrow sings."  

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### **5. Non-Classical Logics**  

#### **A. Fuzzy Logic**  

- **Concept:** Allows degrees of truth between "true" and "false" (e.g., 70% true).  

- **Example:**  

  Describing weather as "slightly warm" instead of classifying it strictly as "warm" or "cold."  

#### **B. Intuitionistic Logic**  

- **Concept:** Rejects the Law of Excluded Middle in uncertain cases, such as propositions whose truth is unknown.  

- **Example:**  

  Saying, "We don’t know if a mathematical hypothesis is true or false," avoids forcing a binary choice.  

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### **Importance of Logic Laws**  

These laws are used in:  

- **Mathematics:** To build proofs and theorems.  

- **Computer Science:** To design logic circuits and algorithms.  

- **Philosophy:** To analyze arguments and critical thinking.  

- **Artificial Intelligence:** To enable human-like decision-making in machines.  

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