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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First-order logic (redirect from Quantification theory)
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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Bound variable pronoun (section Plural quantification)
(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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Grammatical number (redirect from Plural number)
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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Polish grammar (section Numbers and quantifiers)
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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Chinese grammar (section Plural)
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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Mass noun (section Quantification)
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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Indefinite pronoun (redirect from List of English quantifier pronouns)
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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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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French articles and determiners (section Quantifiers)
(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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English determiners (section Quantification)
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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