A First Order Logic for Partial Functions

In this paper we define a first-order logic with partial functions and three thruth values (true, false, undefined). We give semantical and proof theoretical motivations for our choice of the logical consequence relation. We also present a sound and complete sequent calculus and sketch a completeness proof which is based on a tableaux method.

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