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A Note on Graded Modal Logic

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We introduce a notion of bisimulation for graded modal logic. Using this notion, the model theory of graded modal logic can be developed in a uniform manner. We illustrate this by establishing the finite model property and proving invariance and definability results.

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de Rijke, M. A Note on Graded Modal Logic. Studia Logica 64, 271–283 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005245900406

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