Saturday, May 15, 2004

clause - FOLDOC Entry


clause
1. A {logical formula} in {conjunctive normal form},
which has the {schema}
p1 ^ ...^ pm => q1 V ... V qn.
or,equivalently
~p1 V ... V ~pn V q1 V ... V qn,
where pi and qi are {atoms}.
The operators ~,^,V,=> are connectives,where ~ stands for a
{negation},^ for a {conjunction},V for a {disjunction} and =>
for an {implication}.

2. A part of a {SQL} statement that does not constitute
a full statement; for e.g. a "WHERE clause".
(2004-5-15)

Was sent to me on Apr 7, took a little extra time to edit.

Thanks FOLDOC

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