Herbrand function

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Herbrand function (plural Herbrand functions)

  1. (logic) A function which replaces a variable bound by a universal quantifier which lies in the scope of an even number of logical negations; such function is a function of the remaining bound variables whose scope contain the given variable (being replaced).
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