truar
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
By analogy to the word liar for one who lies.
Noun[edit]
truar (plural truars)
- One who always tells the truth.
- 1980, David H. Ahl, Computers in Mathematics: A Sourcebook of Ideas, page 42:
- The third person is either an Anania (liar) or a Diogene (truar).
- 2012, Wayne A. Wickelgren, How to Solve Mathematical Problems, →ISBN:
- From this information, can you determine how many of the three are liars and how many are truars?
- 2013 -, David Gries, Fred B. Schneider, A Logical Approach to Discrete Math, →ISBN, page 106:
- The country of Marr is inhabited by two types of people: liars always lie and truars always tell the truth —sounds like a knight-knave problem, eh?
Usage notes[edit]
This term is used almost exclusively for logic puzzles.
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Dalmatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin trahere, present active infinitive of trahō (“I pull”).
Verb[edit]
truar
- to throw