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 Maarten Maartensz:    Philosophical Dictionary | Filosofisch Woordenboek                      

 U - Universal Generalizations

 

Universal Generalization: Statement to the effect that every, each, all or any items of some kind have some property or stand in some relation to something.

In logic, the universal quantifier does the job of rendering universal generalizations.

 

See also: Every, Existential Generalization, Quantifiers

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 Original: Sep 1, 2004                                                Last edited: 12 December 2011.   Top