In order to facilitate the use of propositions as indicator functions it helps to acquire a flexible notation for referring to propositions in that light, for interpreting sentences in a corresponding role, and for negotiating the requirements of mutual sense between the two domains. If none of the formalisms readily available or in common use meet all the design requirements coming to mind then it is necessary to contemplate the design of a new language especially tailored to the purpose.
In the present application, there is a pressing need to devise a general calculus for composing propositions, computing their values on particular arguments, and inverting their indications to arrive at the sets of things in the universe which are indicated by them.
For computational purposes it is convenient to have a middle ground or an intermediate language for negotiating between the koine of sentences regarded as strings of literal characters and the realm of propositions regarded as objects of logical value, even if that makes it necessary to introduce an artificial medium of exchange between the two domains.
If the necessary computations are to be carried out in an organized fashion, and ultimately or partially by familiar classes of machines, then the strings expressing logical propositions are likely to find themselves parsed into tree‑like data structures at some stage of the game. As far as their abstract structures as graphs are concerned, there are several species of graph‑theoretic data structures fitting the task in a reasonably effective and efficient way.
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