Exercise · ZW-PROPOSITION-008 · ★★☆ Intermediate
Which of these expressions is not a proposition by itself?
Choose one option.
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- A. \(x>2\)
Explanation
\(x>2\) is an open expression: its truth value depends on x, so it is not a proposition by itself. The other three have a truth value.
Review the concept: Proposition
A proposition is a declarative statement that is assigned one of the truth values \(\top\) or \(\bot\).
\[P\in\{\top,\bot\}\]
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