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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
In predicate logic the two fundamental quantifiers are the logical quantifiers (also called generalized quantifiers), which are the universal quantifier and the existential quantifier. | In predicate logic the two fundamental quantifiers are the '''logical quantifiers''' (also called '''generalized quantifiers'''), which are the '''universal quantifier''' and the '''existential quantifier'''. | ||
== Examples == | == Examples == | ||
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Logical Quantifier
BE /ˈlɒʤɪkəl ˈkwɒntɪfaɪə/, AE /ˈlɑ:ʤɪkl̩ ˈkwɑntɪˌfaɪər/
Definition
In predicate logic the two fundamental quantifiers are the logical quantifiers (also called generalized quantifiers), which are the universal quantifier and the existential quantifier.
Examples
- Universal quantifier: ∀ apple (Read as: for every apple, for all apples)
- Existential quantifier: ∃ apple (Read as: at least one apple exists)
References
Kearns, Kate. 2000. Semantics. Basingstoke: Macmillan.
Related Terms
- Existential Quantifier
- Logical Form
- Logical Symbol
- Predicate Logic (First-order Predicate Logic)
- Quantifier
- Universal Quantifier
- Variable
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