##  [Sequent Calculus](/sequent-calculus) 

  ##  [Sequent Calculus](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/sequent-calculus-0) 

  

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Definition

A formal deductive framework in which sequents are the primary syntactic units and proofs are constructed by applying structural and logical inference rules to sequents, often including a cut rule and possibly structural rules like weakening, contraction, and exchange.