1. a system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions); [syn: predicate calculus, functional calculus]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
functional calculus
n 1: a system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and
predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as
the relations between propositions) [syn: predicate
calculus, functional calculus]