In everyday life and in mathematics we make inferences that adhere to common laws of logic . Definition of a Statement 1 . An open statement is a sentence that contains one or more variables and becomes a statement when each variable is replaced by a specific item from a designated set. Example 1 . All children are left-handed is a false statement.
Many people enjoy science fiction is a true statement.
This sentence is true is not a statement at all since it can be both true and false. It is neither a true nor false statement since this depends upon the replacement for the variable n. In logic we use symbols to represent statements. It is snowing. The temperature is below freezing and it is snowing.