Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

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Chapter 1 - Section 1.3 - Propositional Equivalences - Exercises - Page 34: 2

Answer

Let $p$ be the proposition that John attends a baseball game. The expression $\neg(\neg p)$ means that John will not not attend the baseball game. When we say something is "not not", that is a double negative, which is the same as not saying either of the "nots". Instead, we might say that John attends a baseball game, which we defined as $p$. Therefore, $p=\neg(\neg p)$

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