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In other words, the underlying structure of language is reflected in the logical rules that govern the construction of molecular propositions out of atomic ones.

Simple (atomic) propositions are denoted by letters, and compound (molecular) propositions are formed using the standard symbols: · for "and," ∨ for "or," ⊃ for "if... then," and ∼ for "not".

More complex propositions, called molecular propositions, are built up out of atomic propositions via the logical connectives such as "… or …," "… and …," and "… not …"—and the truth-value of the molecular proposition is in each case a function of the truth-values of its component atomic propositions.

Molecular propositions are concatenations of elementary propositions.

Molecular propositions don't picture states of affairs; molecular propositions agree/disagree with the possible state of affairs pictured by the elementary propositions that are their constituents.

According to Russell, it is unnecessary to suppose that there exists any special sort of fact corresponding to molecular propositions; the truth-value of a molecular proposition could be entirely derivative on the truth-values of its constituents (PLA, 209).

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Russell used the phrase "molecular proposition" for those propositions that are compounded using truth-function operators.

If 'p' and 'q' are elementary propositions, the molecular proposition 'p & q' is true if, and only, if 'p' pictures an obtaining state of affairs and 'q' does the same.

Central to this progress is the proposition of molecular mechanisms underpinning its cytotoxic and immunosuppressive properties.

Cutting-edge evidence from molecular evolution supports the proposition that mutation is nonrandom.

Thus, data management has now become the first essential step to making large scale molecular profiling a viable proposition.

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