existential instantiation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In predicate logic, an inference rule of the form ∃x P(x) ⊢ P(c), where c is a new symbol (not part of the original domain of discourse, but which can stand for an element of it (as in Skolemization)).

Word forms

existential instantiation existential instantiations
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