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Skolemization

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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The conversion of a formula of first-order logic which involves the following steps: (1) replace free variables with constants, (2) replace any variable bound by an existential quantifier which lies in the scope of an even number of logical negations with a Skolem function, and (3) replace any variable bound by a universal quantifier which lies in the scope of an odd number of negations with a Skolem function.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

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Named after Thoralf Skolem (1887–1963), Norwegian mathematician.