Formal Semantics of Modal Logics
A semantics for modal logic was first introduced in the 1950s work of Saul Kripke and his colleagues. A statement in modal logic that is possible is said to be true in at least one possible world; a statement that is necessary is said to be true in all possible worlds.
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