Definition:Existential Statement/Conditional
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Definition
A conditionally existential statement is an existential statement which states the existence of an object fulfilling a certain propositional function dependent upon the existence of certain other objects.
Absolutely Existential Statement
An absolutely existential statement is an existential statement which states the existence of an object without that existence being dependent upon other conditions.
Also known as
- A conditionally existential statement is also known as a conditionally existential sentence.
Sources
- 1946: Alfred Tarski: Introduction to Logic and to the Methodology of Deductive Sciences (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 1.3$: Universal and Existential Sentences