A sentence or mathematical expression that is either definitely true or definitely false, but not both. Also called a proposition.
Context
Statements are the basic building blocks of logic. “2 + 2 = 4” is a statement (true), and “2 + 2 = 5” is a statement (false). However, “x + 1 = 3” is not a statement but an open sentence, because its truth depends on the value of .