Definition:Assignment for Structure/Term

Definition
Let $\LL_1$ be language of predicate logic.

Let $\mathrm{VAR}$ be the collection of variables of $\LL_1$.

Let $\AA$ be an $\LL_1$-structure on a set $A$. Let $\tau$ be a term of $\LL_1$.

Denote with $\map V \tau$ the variables which occur in $\tau$.

An assignment for $\tau$ in $\AA$ is a mapping $\sigma$ with codomain $A$, whose domain is subject to the following condition:


 * $\map V \tau \subseteq \Dom \sigma \subseteq \mathrm{VAR}$

That is, the domain of $\sigma$ contains only variables, and at least those which occur in $\tau$.

Also see

 * Definition:Assignment for Formula