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Example

A statement with quantified function variables

forall y: exists f: forall x: f(x)=y
is interpreted as
forall y: exists f: forall x: apply(f, x)=y
i.e., as
forall y: exists f: forall x: <x, y> in f.

Blur distinction between functions as sets and functions in logic.


Author: Wolfgang Schreiner
Last Modification: October 14, 1999

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