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existential quantifier

(Philosophy / Logic) Logic a formal device, for which the conventional symbol is ∃, which indicates that the open sentence that follows is true of at least one member of the relevant universe of interpretation, as (∃x) Fx meaning ``something is (an) F,'' ``something Fs,'' or ``there are (some) Fs.''

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existential quantifier - a logical quantifier of a proposition that asserts the existence of at least one thing for which the proposition is true

existential operator

logical quantifier, quantifier - (logic) a word (such as `some' or `all' or `no') that binds the variables in a logical proposition

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existential quantifier (redirected from Existential quantification)

existential quantifier
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