A deductive system found in certain formal systems. Proof systems are syntactic in nature. Proofs are sequences of WFFs, each of which are entailed from previous ones in the sequence. A theorem is then the last WFF in any valid sequence of WFFs.
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*Why* do we say formal systems using proof systems are purely syntactic?
Back: No meaning is attached to the WFFs of the formal language.
Reference: “Formal System,” in _Wikipedia_, May 10, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Formal_system](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Formal_system&oldid=1223254138).
Reference: “Formal System,” in _Wikipedia_, May 10, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Formal_system](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Formal_system&oldid=1223254138).
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How is it purely syntactic proof systems can produce theorems?
Back: Inference rules define how to produce theorems from sequences of WFFs.
Reference: “Formal System,” in _Wikipedia_, May 10, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Formal_system](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Formal_system&oldid=1223254138).
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What kind of deductive system is natural deduction usually categorized as?
Back: A proof system.
Reference: “Formal System,” in _Wikipedia_, May 10, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Formal_system](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Formal_system&oldid=1223254138).
Reference: “Formal System,” in _Wikipedia_, May 10, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Formal_system](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Formal_system&oldid=1223254138).
Reference: “Formal System,” in _Wikipedia_, May 10, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Formal_system](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Formal_system&oldid=1223254138).
Reference: “Formal System,” in _Wikipedia_, May 10, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Formal_system](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Formal_system&oldid=1223254138).
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## Bibliography
* “Formal System,” in _Wikipedia_, May 10, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Formal_system](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Formal_system&oldid=1223254138).