Logical Equivalent

Two logical statements p and q are said to be logical equivalents. It is denoted by p≡q when if p⇔q is a tautology.

Note: Do not write p = q; instead write p ≡ q.

Note: It doesn’t mean that p and q are equal. Since p and q are different statements, they cannot be the same. Logical Equivalence means, that p and q always produce the same truth values. This is why we write p≡q, not p=q.

Example: p⇒q≡~p∨q

pq~pp⇒q~pVq
TTFTT
TFFFF
FTTTT
FFTTT

So here p⇒q and ~p∨q both are producing the same truth values. That means they are equivalent (p⇒q≡~p∨q).

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