Axiom schemes for m-valued functional calculi of first order. Part I. Definition of axiom schemes and proof of plausibility
J. Barkley Rosser, A. R. Turquette · Journal of Symbolic Logic · 1948
A calculus, or its formalization, is m-valued when its truth-functions are allowed to take truth-values ranging from 1 through m. It is customary to divide the m truth-values that are possible into those that are “designated” and those that are “undesignated.” Furthermore, it is usually desired of a formalization that provable formulas and only provable formulas take designated truth-values exclusively. For our present purposes, we shall suppose that the truth-values 1, …, 8 are designated and the truth-values 8+1, …, m are undesignated. When calculi differ in respect to the number of their designated truth-values, we shall consider them different calculi, even if they are otherwise similar.