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- adjective logic In
supervaluationism , necessarilytrue regardless of the values ofvariables .
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Examples
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Since it is true that any such decision renders one and only one dog part a dog, it is plain-true, i.e. supertrue, that there is one and only one dog in the picture.
Relative Identity Deutsch, Harry 2007
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That is, the statement that Fred's bicycle and Fred's bicycle-minus are distinct is supertrue.
Relative Identity Deutsch, Harry 2007
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Since the supervaluationists accept the principle of excluded middle, they would be forced to say ĖPā¢ is supertrue or
Vagueness Sorensen, Roy 2006
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Supervaluationists say that being supertrue (being true under all precisifications) suffices for being true.
Vagueness Sorensen, Roy 2006
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The men's outfits, supertrue to his early identification with vagabondage, can be wacky: here a thick velvet suit printed with busty mermaids; there a circus-red cutaway coat; a jacket with a lace back.
Evening Standard - Home Philippa Stockley 2011
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