Definition of Existential quantifier

1. Noun. A logical quantifier of a proposition that asserts the existence of at least one thing for which the proposition is true.

Exact synonyms: Existential Operator
Generic synonyms: Logical Quantifier, Quantifier

Definition of Existential quantifier

1. Noun. (logic) The operator, represented by the symbol ?, used in predicate calculus to indicate that a predicate is true for at least one member of a specified set. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Existential Quantifier

existant
existed
existence
existenceless
existences
existencies
existency
existent
existential
existential crisis
existential instantiation
existential operator
existential psychiatry
existential psychology
existential psychotherapy
existential quantifier (current term)
existentialism
existentialisms
existentialist
existentialist philosophy
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existentialists
existentially
existents
exister
existers
existest
existeth
existible
existimation

Literary usage of Existential quantifier

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Eternal Possibilities: A Neutral Ground for Meaning and Existence by David Weissman (1977)
"That would also be true if the nexus were instantiated, though now its description would fall under an existential quantifier. Still, I shall suppose for ..."

2. The Praxis of Alain Badiou by Paul Ashton, A J Bartlett, Justin Clemens (2006)
"In his formulation Badiou chooses to use the existential quantifier, 3 , 'there exists', twice rather than the more usual use of the universal quantifier, ..."

3. The Concept of Model: An Introduction to the Materialist Epistemology of by Alain Badiou (2007)
"One may be surprised that none of these axioms mention the existential quantifier. This is because that quantifier is definable on the basis of the ..."

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