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singular existential statement

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A singular statement that states the existence of its subject.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The statement Jesus exists is a singular existential statement, because it is a singular statement and it states the existence of its subject.

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Meaning 2

In Popperian epistemology, a statement that contains the equivalent of an existential quantifier and one or more proper names.

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Topics: epistemology, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

Examples

  • 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.

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