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truth table

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A table showing all possible truth values for an expression, derived from the truth values of its components.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

Examples

  • Each row of a truth table corresponds to a distinct interpretation. The columns on the left side assign truth values to the letters (of the truth table's given formula), and the column on the right side shows the truth value for the entire formula, which computably depends on the truth values of its letters.

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: table

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: pravdivostní tabulka — table showing all possible truth values for an expression
  • Esperanto: vertabelo — table showing all possible truth values for an expression
  • Estonian: tõeväärtustabel — table showing all possible truth values for an expression
  • Finnish: totuustaulu — table showing all possible truth values for an expression
  • French: table de vérité — table showing all possible truth values for an expression
  • German: Wahrheitstabelle — table showing all possible truth values for an expression
  • Greek: πίνακας αληθείας (pínakas alitheías) — table showing all possible truth values for an expression
  • Hebrew: לוּחַ אֱמֶת (lúakh emét) — table showing all possible truth values for an expression
  • Hebrew: טַבְלַת אֱמֶת (tavlát emét) — table showing all possible truth values for an expression
  • Hungarian: igazságtáblázat — table showing all possible truth values for an expression
  • Japanese: 真理値表 (shinrichihyō) — table showing all possible truth values for an expression
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sannhetstabell — table showing all possible truth values for an expression
  • Polish: tablica prawdy — table showing all possible truth values for an expression
  • Portuguese: tabela-verdade — table showing all possible truth values for an expression
  • Russian: табли́ца и́стинности (tablíca ístinnosti) — table showing all possible truth values for an expression
  • Swedish: sanningsvärdetabell — table showing all possible truth values for an expression
  • Turkish: doğruluk tablosu — table showing all possible truth values for an expression