[Math] Determining the truth value of a statement

logic

I am stuck with the following question,

Determine the truth value of each of the following statments(a
statement is a sentence that evaluates to either true or false but you
can not be indecisive).

If 2 is even then New York has a large population.

Now I don't get what does truth value means here. I would be thankful if someone could help me out.

Thanks in advance.

Best Answer

The truth value of a sentence is "true" or "false". A sentence of the form "If A then B" is true unless A is true and B is false. In this case A is "2 is even" and B is "New York has a large population." I would evaluate each of these as true, so the compound statement is true.

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