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- [1] : WordNet (r) 2.0
quantifier
n 1: logic a word such as `some' or `all' or `no' that binds
the variables in a logical proposition syn: logical
quantifier
2: grammar a word that expresses a quantity as `fifteen' or
`many'
see also:
logical quantifier
- [2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
quantifier
an operator in predicate logic specifying for which
values of a variable a formula is true. universally
quantified means "for all values" written with an inverted a,
latex \forall and existentially quantified means "there
exists some value" written with a reversed e, latex
\exists. to be unambiguous, the set to which the values of
the variable belong should be specified, though this is often
omitted when it is clear from the context the "universe of
discourse". e.g.
forall x . px <=> not exists x . not px
meaning that any x in some unspecified set has property p
which is equivalent to saying that there does not exist any x
which does not have the property.
if a variable is not quantified then it is a free variable.
in logic programming this usually means that it is actually
universally quantified.
see also first order logic.
2002-05-21
see also:
predicate logic latex free variable logic programming first order logic
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