English Explanatory Dictionary

Barcan formula

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. In quantified modal logic, the formula ∀x□Fx→□∀xFx, meaning "if every x is necessarily F, then it is necessary that every x is F".

Word forms

Barcan formula the Barcan formula

Etymology

Introduced by the logician Ruth Barcan Marcus.

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