Etymology

Herbrand function

Today it means: 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). Full definition →

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

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