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{{Hatnote|This article is about the term as used in logic. For the linguistics term, see [[Logical form (linguistics)]].}}
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In [[mathematicsphilosophy]] and [[philosophymathematics]], '''logical form''' of a [[Syntax (logic)|syntactic]] expression is a precisely-specified [[Semantics|semantic]] version of that expression in a [[formal system]]. Informally, the logical form attempts to formalize a possibly [[Ambiguity (syntax)|ambiguous]] statement into a statement with a precise, unambiguous logical interpretation with respect to a formal system. In an ideal [[formal language]], the meaning of a logical form can be determined unambiguously from [[syntax]] alone. Logical forms are semantic, not syntactic constructs; therefore, there may be more than one [[string (computer science)|string]] that represents the same logical form in a given language.<ref>The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, CUP 1999, pp. 511–512</ref>
 
The logical form of an [[argument]] is called the '''argument form''' of the argument.