Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buridan formula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: buri-dan -for-mu-la
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

In quantified modal logic, the formula ◇∀xFx→∀x◇Fx, meaning "if possibly everything is F, then everything is possibly F".

Etymology

Named in honour of the medieval philosopher Jean Buridan.

Inflected Forms

the Buridan formula (canonical)

Questions

What does buridan formula mean?: In quantified modal logic, the formula ◇∀xFx→∀x◇Fx, meaning "if possibly everything is F, then everything is possibly F".
Where does buridan formula come from?: Named in honour of the medieval philosopher Jean Buridan.

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