existential quantifier

existential quantifier

n

(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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ex′isten′tial quan′tifier

n.
Logic.

a quantifier indicating that the sentential function within its scope is true for at least one value of the variable included in the quantifier.

[1935–40]

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Noun

1.

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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Translations

quantificateur existentiel