Heyting
Proper noun
Meaning
Heyting
A surname from Dutch.
Phrases with the word
Examples
A fundamental example is the use of Boolean algebras to represent truth values in classical propositional logic, and the use of Heyting algebras to represent truth values in intuitionistic propositional logic.
Being lattices, Heyting algebras and Boolean algebras are endowed with these monoid structures.
Intuitionistic logic was developed by Heyting to study Brouwer's program of intuitionism, in which Brouwer himself avoided formalization.
More specific complete lattices are complete Boolean algebras and complete Heyting algebras (locales).