Etymology

Herbrand universe

Today it means: The set of all ground terms that may be formed (even recursively) using any of the constants and functions which appear in a given set of formulae. (If there is no constant in that given set of formulae, then designate one default constant as being usable for the aforementioned purpose.) Full definition →

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

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