"existential instantiation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: existential instantiations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} existential instantiation (plural existential instantiations)
  1. (logic) 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)). Categories (topical): Logic Hypernyms: inference rule
    Sense id: en-existential_instantiation-en-noun-Zzot4sml Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

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