[predicate calculus] n (1950): the branch of symbolic logic that uses symbols for quantifiers and for arguments and predicates of propositions as well as for unanalyzed propositions and logical connectives--called also functional calculus--compare propositional calculus
PREDICATE CALCULUS
Meaning of PREDICATE CALCULUS in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012