truth-value

noun

truth-val·​ue ˈtrüth-ˌval-(ˌ)yü How to pronounce truth-value (audio)
: the truth or falsity of a proposition or statement

Examples of truth-value in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Trump and Biden are running for President in an era of infinite expressivity, a time in which words themselves are cheap, sluicing around the Internet, dribbling from humans as well as bots and A.I. programs: words of uncertain truth-value, words that sometimes don’t even make sense. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 26 June 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of truth-value was in 1903

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“Truth-value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truth-value. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.

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