"prenex" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈpɹi.nɛks/
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin praenexus (“bound up in front”), from Latin prae- (“before”) and nexus, past participle of nectō (“to bind”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|LL.|praenexus||bound up in front}} Borrowed from Late Latin praenexus (“bound up in front”), {{der|en|la|prae-||before}} Latin prae- (“before”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} prenex (not comparable)
  1. (mathematics, logic) Of a formula, having all of its quantifiers at the beginning. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Logic, Mathematics Derived forms: prenex normal form
    Sense id: en-prenex-en-adj-7Uv0E6DZ Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɹi.nɛks/ Forms: prenexes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin praenexus (“bound up in front”), from Latin prae- (“before”) and nexus, past participle of nectō (“to bind”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|LL.|praenexus||bound up in front}} Borrowed from Late Latin praenexus (“bound up in front”), {{der|en|la|prae-||before}} Latin prae- (“before”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} prenex (plural prenexes)
  1. (mathematics, logic) The initial part of a prenex formula where all of the formula's bound variables are bound by logical quantifiers. Categories (topical): Logic, Mathematics
    Sense id: en-prenex-en-noun-v2gwsFvV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

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