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Dictionary of language and linguistics 1250mathematics, formal logic, physics, and chemistry, the ideal of a universal language hasbecome partly realized.2 interlinguauniversal operatoroperatoruniversal propositionProposition about all elements (individuals, states of affairs, and the like) of a particulardomain, in contrast to existential propositions which refer to at least one element of acertain domain. In formal logic, universal propositions are symbolized by means of theso-called unive rsal quantifier: x [H(x)→M(x)], read as: ‘for every x it is the case thatif x has the property H (e.g. “being human”), then it also has the property M (e.g. “beingmortal”).’ As a rule, propositions about scientific laws take the form of universalpropositions.universal quantifieroperatorunmarked word orderword orderunmotivatedarbitrarinessunroundedrounded vs unroundedunrounding (also delabialization)