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universal quantifier [¦yü·nə¦vər·səl ′kwän·tə‚fī·ər]

(mathematics)

A logical relation, often symbolized ∀, that may be expressed by the phrase “for all” or “for every”; ifPis a predicate, the statement (∀x)P(x) is true ifP(x) is true for all values ofxin the domain ofP, and is false otherwise.

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