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==Definition==
 
'''Vacuous quantification''' obtains when a [[quantifier]] fails to bind a variable, either because the variable is not in the [[scope]] of that quantifier (cf. All(x) in (i)a), or because there is another quantifier already binding the variable (cf. All(x) in (i)b).
 
'''Vacuous quantification''' obtains when a [[quantifier]] fails to bind a variable, either because the variable is not in the [[scope]] of that quantifier (cf. All(x) in (i)a), or because there is another quantifier already binding the variable (cf. All(x) in (i)b).
  
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     b  All(x) [ P(j) & ThereIs(x) [ Q(x) ]]
 
     b  All(x) [ P(j) & ThereIs(x) [ Q(x) ]]
  
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== Links ==
 
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*[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Vacuous+quantification&lemmacode=102 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Vacuous+quantification&lemmacode=102 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
 
  
 
=== References ===
 
=== References ===
 
 
* Partee, B.H., A. ter Meulen, and R. Wall 1990. ''Mathematical Methods in Linguistics,'' Kluwer:Dordrecht
 
* Partee, B.H., A. ter Meulen, and R. Wall 1990. ''Mathematical Methods in Linguistics,'' Kluwer:Dordrecht
  

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Definition

Vacuous quantification obtains when a quantifier fails to bind a variable, either because the variable is not in the scope of that quantifier (cf. All(x) in (i)a), or because there is another quantifier already binding the variable (cf. All(x) in (i)b).

(i) a  All(x) [ P(j) ] & Q(x)
    b  All(x) [ P(j) & ThereIs(x) [ Q(x) ]]

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References

  • Partee, B.H., A. ter Meulen, and R. Wall 1990. Mathematical Methods in Linguistics, Kluwer:Dordrecht
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