Definitions for universal quantifier
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
u′niver′sal quan′tifier(n.)
Logic.a quantifier indicating that the sentential function within its scope is true for all values of any variable included in the quantifier.
Category: Philosphy
Origin of universal quantifier:
1935–40
Princeton's WordNet
universal quantifier(noun)
a logical quantifier of a proposition that asserts that the proposition is true for all members of a class of things
Wiktionary
universal quantifier(Noun)
The operator, represented by the symbol u2200, used in predicate calculus to indicate that a predicate is true for all members of a specified set.
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