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singular existential statement

singular existential statement noun: a singular statement that states the existence of its subject.

Noun

singular existential statement (plural singular existential statements)

  1. A singular statement that states the existence of its subject.
    • The statement Jesus exists is a singular existential statement, because it is a singular statement and it states the existence of its subject.
  2. In Popperian epistemology, a statement that contains the equivalent of an existential quantifier and one or more proper names.
    • The statement In 1697, during the expedition of Dutch explorer Willem de Vlamingh, there were black swans on the Swan River in Australia is a singular existential statement, while There are black swans is not.

Forms of singular existential statement

pluralsingular existential statements

Questions about singular existential statement

What does singular existential statement mean?
Singular existential statement means a singular statement that states the existence of its subject.
What part of speech is singular existential statement?
Singular existential statement is a noun.
What is the plural of singular existential statement?
The plural of singular existential statement is singular existential statements.

Words near singular existential statement in the dictionary

  1. singster
  2. singsters
  3. Sington
  4. Singtons
  5. singular
  6. singular existential statement
  7. singular existential statements
  8. singular matrices
  9. singular matrix
  10. singular matrixes
  11. singular statement

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