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> If ◻P means "P is a proposition that is formally provable within some implicit formal system" (perhaps there should be a subscripted letter to show which formal system because there are an infinite number of them)

It doesn't mean that. The formal system is explicit: it's the system we're using to write statements like `◻P` (it's a form of modal logic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modal_logic ).




Thanks Chris!

It would be perfectly reasonable to be more explicit and use a

subscript name for the theory after the ⊢. In fact, when

more than one theory is being used, it is necessary to the

use the subscript to avoid ambiguity.

Unfortunately, many modal logics do not allow the subscript.




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