Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barcan formula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bar-can -for-mu-la
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

In quantified modal logic, the formula ∀x□Fx→□∀xFx, meaning "if every x is necessarily F, then it is necessary that every x is F".

Etymology

Introduced by the logician Ruth Barcan Marcus.

Inflected Forms

the Barcan formula (canonical)

Questions

What does barcan formula mean?: In quantified modal logic, the formula ∀x□Fx→□∀xFx, meaning "if every x is necessarily F, then it is necessary that every x is F".
Where does barcan formula come from?: Introduced by the logician Ruth Barcan Marcus.

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