Meanings
proper nounthe Buridan formula
- human sciencesIn quantified modal logic, the formula ◇∀xFx→∀x◇Fx, meaning "if possibly everything is F, then everything is possibly F".
Origin
Named in honour of the medieval philosopher Jean Buridan.
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