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Meaning of singular existential statement | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A singular statement that states the existence of its subject.
  2. In Popperian epistemology, a statement that contains the equivalent of an existential quantifier and one or more proper names.

Examples

“The statement Jesus exists is a singular existential statement, because it is a singular statement and it states the existence of its subject.”
“The statement In 1697, during the expedition of Dutch explorer Willem de Vlamingh, there were black swans on the Swan River in Australia is a singular existential statement, while There are black swans is not.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

singular matrix singular statement singular value decomposition singulare tantum singularism singularist

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