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Also Known As	axiomatic system • logistic system

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syllogistic completeness logical calculus axiomatic basis interpretation theorem of logic axiomatization consistency decidability inconsistency relation theorem argument history of logic applied logic philosophy of logic fuzzy logic predicate calculus law of nature predication

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Stanisław Leśniewski

Polish logician and mathematician

George Boole

George Boole

British mathematician

De Morgan, Augustus

Augustus De Morgan

English mathematician and logician

Peano, Giuseppe

Giuseppe Peano

Italian mathematician

Louis Couturat

French philosopher and logician