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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.
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
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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