The explanans refers to the statement(s) providing the reason or cause for another statement or phenomenon, known as the explanandum.…
The explanandum is the statement or phenomenon requiring explanation. It's the 'what' that needs understanding, forming the central focus of…
An existential variable is a placeholder in predicate logic, bound by an existential quantifier. It signifies the existence of at…
The existential quantifier (∃) in predicate logic asserts that at least one element within a domain satisfies a given predicate.…
A rule of inference in logic that allows the introduction of an existential quantifier (∃). It asserts the existence of…
Existential instantiation is a logical rule enabling the inference of a specific individual's existence from a generic existential statement. It's…
Existential import refers to the assumption that a statement implies the existence of its subject. This concept is crucial in…
Existential generalization is a rule of inference that permits concluding that something exists with a specific property. This conclusion is…
An existence predicate, often found in free logics, is a logical construct that specifically asserts the existence of the object…
Ex falso quodlibet, or the principle of explosion, is a logical tenet where any conclusion, true or false, can be…