Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

herbrand universe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: her-brand u-ni-verse
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The set of all ground terms that may be formed (even recursively) using any of the constants and functions which appear in a given set of formulae. (If there is no constant in that given set of formulae, then designate one default constant as being usable for the aforementioned purpose.)

Etymology

Named after Jacques Herbrand (1908–1931), French mathematician.

Inflected Forms

Herbrand universes (plural)

Questions

What does herbrand universe mean?: The set of all ground terms that may be formed (even recursively) using any of the constants and functions which appear in a given set of formulae. (If there is no constant in that given set of formulae, then designate one default constant as being usable for the aforementioned purpose.)
Where does herbrand universe come from?: Named after Jacques Herbrand (1908–1931), French mathematician.

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