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Skolemization
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English
Etymology
Named after Thoralf Skolem (1887–1963), Norwegian mathematician.
Noun
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en logic The conversion of a formula of first-order logic which involves the following steps: (1) replace free variables with constants, (2) replace any variable bound by an existential quantifier which lies in the scope of an even number of logical negations with a Skolem function, and (3) replace any variable bound by a universal quantifier which lies in the scope of an odd number of negations with a Skolem function.
Coordinate terms
en Herbrandization
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