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States of Nature Should Be Defined So That One and Only

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States of nature should be defined so that one and only one will actually occur.


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Existential Generalization

A logical inference rule that allows for the conclusion that at least one member of a domain possesses a property, based on the existence of a specific example with that property.

Universal Instantiation

A logical rule of inference stating that if a property is true for all members of a category, it is true for any specific member of that category.

Universal Generalization

A logical principle stating that what is true for all instances within a certain category can be applied generally to the entire category.

Quantifier Negation

The process of applying negation to a quantified statement, which involves changing the quantifier ("for all" to "there exists") and negating the predicate.

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