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Syntax Definition wal 1540
Description: Extend wff definition to include the universal quantifier ('for all'). xφ is read "φ (phi) is true for all x." Typically, in its final application φ would be replaced with a wff containing a (free) occurrence of the variable x, for example x = y. In a universe with a finite number of objects, "for all" is equivalent to a big conjunction (AND) with one wff for each possible case of x. When the universe is infinite (as with set theory), such a propositional-calculus equivalent is not possible because an infinitely long formula has no meaning, but conceptually the idea is the same.
Hypotheses
Ref Expression
wph wff φ
vx setvar x
Assertion
Ref Expression
wal wff xφ

See definition df-ex 1542 for more information.

Colors of variables: wff setvar class
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