pure logic

collocation in English

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pure
adjective
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/pjʊər/us
/pjʊr/
not mixed with ...
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logic
noun[U]
uk
/ˈlɒdʒ.ɪk/us
/ˈlɑː.dʒɪk/
a particular way of thinking, especially one that is reasonable and based on ...
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(Definition ofpureandlogicfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As a matter ofpurelogic, this does not follow.
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Trace terms abstract away from the particular selection rule, making them more appealing in the context ofpurelogicprograms.
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It contains an introductory essay and sixteen articles ranging frompurelogicto natural language semantics, with a significant number attempting to address both.
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However, constraints only appear during the partial deduction phase and the final specialised program is apurelogicprogram without constraints.
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While the paper focuses onpurelogicprograms, we think that the approach can be extended to take into account many variants of logic programming.
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On the one hand it allows forpurelogicprogramming, on the other hand it is a very flexible tool for rapid prototyping.
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Inpurelogicprogramming, contextualization does not provide any additional information on the possible reductions, as the head of each clause consists of only one predicate.
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For a computer scientist, this approach has the advantage of belonging to the framework ofpurelogic programming, where programs and specifications are merged in the same logical formalism.
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They are not altogether receptive ofpurelogic.
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What she cannot get away from is a matter ofpurelogic.
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The point is that it is an argument that ispurelogic, without regard to the practicalities.
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We are not discussing in a vacuum whether this or that system is better, as an exercise ofpurelogic.
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I hope thatpurelogicand our actions have won them over.
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I accept that, as a matter ofpurelogic, there is no inherent contradiction.
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We cannot always press arguments forward withpurelogic.
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We cannot possibly measure these things in terms ofpurelogic.
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I would remark, in passing, upon the doubts of relying upon logic as political law, for unfortunately in politicspurelogicis sometimes pure nonsense.
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They were arguing about the cause of drunkenness, and they decided to apply the principles ofpurelogic.
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