• In mathematics and logic, plural quantification is the theory that an individual variable x may take on plural, as well as singular, values. As well as...
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  • (linguistics) Partitive plural Plural quantification Pluractionality Pluralis majestatis Reduplicated plural Romance plurals Zuckermann, Ghil'ad 2020...
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    English plurals include the plural forms of English nouns and English determiners. This article discusses the variety of ways in which English plurals are...
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  • for homogeneity, often involving a combination of presupposition, plural quantification, and trivalent logics. Because analogous effects have been observed...
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  • first-order variables range. The result is plural quantification. David Lewis employed plural quantification in his Parts of Classes to derive a system...
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  • usually include the following: Quantifier symbols: ∀ for universal quantification, and ∃ for existential quantification Logical connectives: ∧ for conjunction...
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    heretofore obtained by set theory can just as easily be obtained by plural quantification over individuals, without reifying sets as singular entities having...
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  • symbolization, which can be interpreted as plural quantification over the same domain as first-order quantifiers use, without postulation of distinct "second-order...
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  • (also called a bound variable anaphor or BVA) is a pronoun that has a quantified determiner phrase (DP) – such as every, some, or who – as its antecedent...
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  • interpretation of second-order quantification as plural quantification over the same domain of objects as first-order quantification (Boolos 1984). Boolos furthermore...
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  • nihilism Mereotopology Meronomy Meronymy Monad (philosophy) Plural quantification Quantifier variance Simple (philosophy) Whitehead's point-free geometry...
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    Plurale tantum (redirect from Plural noun)
    A plurale tantum (Latin for 'plural only'; pl. pluralia tantum) is a noun that appears only in the plural form and does not have a singular variant for...
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  • Minor premise Term Singular term Major term Middle term Quantification Plural quantification Logical argument Validity Soundness Inverse (logic) Non sequitur...
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  • adnumerative, or the genitive of quantification. When a noun in the nominative case has a numeral added to quantify it, the noun becomes genitive singular...
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    a reduction of set theory and Peano arithmetic to mereology and plural quantification. Very soon after its publication, Lewis became dissatisfied with...
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  • treatment of masculine personal nouns in the plural, and the complex grammar of numerals and quantifiers. Certain regular or common alternations apply...
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    have only one grammatical form. Categories such as number (singular or plural) and verb tense are often not expressed by grammatical means, but there...
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  • properties. plural quantification Quantification over multiple objects or entities considered together, extending beyond singular quantification to express...
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  • chairs", though note the different quantifiers "much" and "many"). Mass nouns have no concept of singular and plural, although in English they take singular...
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  • treated as singular, but the plural sense is well established and widely accepted. English has the following quantifier pronouns: Uncountable (thus, with...
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    A
    and others worldwide. Its name in English is a (pronounced /ˈeɪ/ AY), plural aes. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which...
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  • (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural) with the noun they determine, though most have only one plural form (for masculine and feminine). Many...
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  • sentences"). Bare nouns, especially bare plurals, have significant implications on the theory of quantification in semantics. Consider the following examples:...
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  • particular without reference to set theory or using extensions such as plural quantification. Elementary definitions are of particular interest because they...
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    plural indicating ending -s, because the plural is already indicated by mucho, in contrast to: Me vidi kindas – "I see children" that uses the plural...
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  • dictionary. Many (/ˈmɛni/) may refer to: grammatically plural in number an English quantifier used with count nouns indicating a large but indefinite...
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    semantic contributions of determiners are quantification and definiteness. Many determiners express quantification.: 358  Most obviously, cardinal numbers...
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    languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is e (pronounced /ˈiː/ ); plural es, Es, or E's. It is the most commonly used letter in many languages, including...
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  • cross-linguistically. An example of a pronoun is "you", which can be either singular or plural. Sub-types include personal and possessive pronouns, reflexive and reciprocal...
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  • that can be modified by a quantity and that occurs in both singular and plural forms, and that can co-occur with quantificational determiners like every...
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