Herbrand function

noun

Herbrand function

noun

Etymology Named after Jacques Herbrand (1908–1931), French mathematician.

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Human sciences, Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, Sciences A function which replaces a variable bound by a universal quantifier which lies in the scope of an even number of logical negations; such function is a function of the remaining bound variables whose scope contain the given variable (being replaced).

Related terms
Herbrandization

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