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Quantifiers are words, expressions, or phrases that indicate the number of elements that a statement pertains to. In mathematical logic, there are two quantifiers: the universal quantifier ("for all") and the existential quantifier ("there exists"). | Quantifiers are words, expressions, or phrases that indicate the number of elements that a statement pertains to. In mathematical logic, there are two quantifiers: the universal quantifier ("for all") and the existential quantifier ("there exists"). | ||
| − | Universal quantifier: This quantifier is used to state a proposition that is true for all variables x of a given set. For example, the proposition "x^2 is a nonnegative number" is true for all real numbers, so we state "for all <math> x \in \R </math>, <math> x^2 </math> is nonnegative". Symbolically, we write the universal quantifier as <math> \forall </math> ( | + | Universal quantifier: This quantifier is used to state a proposition that is true for all variables x of a given set. For example, the proposition "x^2 is a nonnegative number" is true for all real numbers, so we state "for all <math> x \in \R </math>, <math> x^2 </math> is nonnegative". Symbolically, we write the universal quantifier as <math> \forall </math> (for example, <math> \forall x \in \R, x^2 \ge 0</math>). |
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
* [https://math.libretexts.org/Courses/Monroe_Community_College/MATH_220_Discrete_Math/2%3A_Logic/2.7%3A_Quantiers Quantifiers], Mathematics LibreTexts | * [https://math.libretexts.org/Courses/Monroe_Community_College/MATH_220_Discrete_Math/2%3A_Logic/2.7%3A_Quantiers Quantifiers], Mathematics LibreTexts | ||
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Quantifiers are words, expressions, or phrases that indicate the number of elements that a statement pertains to. In mathematical logic, there are two quantifiers: the universal quantifier ("for all") and the existential quantifier ("there exists").
Universal quantifier: This quantifier is used to state a proposition that is true for all variables x of a given set. For example, the proposition "x^2 is a nonnegative number" is true for all real numbers, so we state "for all , is nonnegative". Symbolically, we write the universal quantifier as (for example, ).
Resources
- Quantifiers, Mathematics LibreTexts
