1.1 Intro to Proofs

Match the definition with the concept!

Use each option at most once!

1. a statement that is either true or false

   Exercise 1

     proposition axiom corollary proof theorem lemma predicate none of the above proposition 

2. a proposition whose truth depends on the value of one or more variables

   Exercise 2

     proposition axiom corollary proof theorem lemma predicate none of the above predicate 

3. a proposition that is simply accepted as true

   Exercise 3

     proposition axiom corollary proof theorem lemma predicate none of the above axiom 

4. a sequence of logical deductions from axioms and previously proved statements that concludes with the proposition in question

   Exercise 4

     proposition axiom corollary proof theorem lemma predicate none of the above proof 

5. an important true proposition

   Exercise 5

     proposition axiom corollary proof theorem lemma predicate none of the above theorem 

6. a preliminary proposition useful for proving later propositions

   Exercise 6

     proposition axiom corollary proof theorem lemma predicate none of the above lemma 

7. a proposition that follows in just a few logical steps from a theorem

   Exercise 7

     proposition axiom corollary proof theorem lemma predicate none of the above corollary 
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