scope of quantifier

См. также в других словарях:

• scope — I. noun Etymology: Italian scopo purpose, goal, from Greek skopos; akin to Greek skeptesthai to watch, look at more at spy Date: circa 1555 1. intention, object 2. space or opportunity for unhampered motion, activity, or thought 3. extent of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• quantifier — noun 1》 Logic an expression (e.g. some) that indicates the scope of a term to which it is attached. 2》 Grammar a determiner or pronoun indicative of quantity (e.g. all) …   English new terms dictionary

• existential quantifier — 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. Also called particular quantifier. Cf. universal quantifier. [1935 40] * * * …   Universalium

• universal quantifier — Logic. a quantifier indicating that the sentential function within its scope is true for all values of any variable included in the quantifier. Cf. existential quantifier. * * * …   Universalium

• existential quantifier — ex′isten′tial quan′tifier n. logic pho a quantifier indicating that the sentential function within its scope is true for at least one value of the variable included in the quantifier • Etymology: 1935–40 …   From formal English to slang

• universal quantifier — u′niver′sal quan′tifier n. pho logic a quantifier indicating that the sentential function within its scope is true for all values of any variable included in the quantifier • Etymology: 1935–40 …   From formal English to slang

• formal logic — the branch of logic concerned exclusively with the principles of deductive reasoning and with the form rather than the content of propositions. [1855 60] * * * Introduction       the abstract study of propositions, statements, or assertively used …   Universalium

• Method of analytic tableaux — A graphical representation of a partially built propositional tableau In proof theory, the semantic tableau (or truth tree) is a decision procedure for sentential and related logics, and a proof procedure for formulas of first order logic. The… …   Wikipedia

• First-order logic — is a formal logical system used in mathematics, philosophy, linguistics, and computer science. It goes by many names, including: first order predicate calculus, the lower predicate calculus, quantification theory, and predicate logic (a less… …   Wikipedia

• Skolem normal form — A formula of first order logic is in Skolem normal form (named after Thoralf Skolem) if it is in conjunctive prenex normal form with only universal first order quantifiers. Every first order formula can be converted into Skolem normal form while… …   Wikipedia

• Quantification — has two distinct meanings.In mathematics and empirical science, it refers to human acts, known as counting and measuring that map human sense observations and experiences into members of some set of numbers. Quantification in this sense is… …   Wikipedia