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prenex.

Of a formula, having all of its quantifiers at the beginning.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpɹi.nɛks/US
  1. Of a formula, having all of its quantifiers at the beginning.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Late Latin praenexus (“bound up in front”), from Latin prae- (“before”) and nexus, past participle of nectō (“to bind”).

noun/ˈpɹi.nɛks/US
  1. The initial part of a prenex formula where all of the formula's bound variables are bound by logical quantifiers.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Late Latin praenexus (“bound up in front”), from Latin prae- (“before”) and nexus, past participle of nectō (“to bind”).

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