Can we impose a syntax for truthful information? When the author asked this question to the audiences in some of the conferences where he delivered keynotes, the answer predominantly was “no.” Indeed, common sense says that truth relates more to semantics than syntax. Handling semantics, particularly of natural languages, is far more complex than dealing with syntax, which makes truth finding a difficult task. Math comes to the rescue, again, now in a different form. The math in this chapter strikes at the crux of the ...
6. Formal Methods
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