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Universal quantification<br />

∀ <br />

Everyone at NUS is smart:<br />

∀x At(x,NUS) ⇒ Smart(x )<br />

∀x P is true in a model m iff P is true with x being each possible object<br />

in the model<br />

Roughly speaking, equivalent to the conjunction of instantiations of<br />

P<br />

At(KingJohn,NUS) ⇒ Smart(KingJohn)<br />

∧ At(Richard,NUS) ⇒ Smart(Richard)<br />

∧ At(NUS,NUS) ⇒ Smart(NUS)<br />

∧<br />

...<br />

Artificial Intelligence: <strong>Predicate</strong> <strong>Logic</strong> Slide: 15

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