Select the Best English Interpretation of the Given Statements of Predicate

question 221

Multiple Choice

select the best English interpretation of the given statements of predicate logic, using the following translation key:
t: two
Ox: x is odd
Ex: x is even
Nx: x is a number
Gxy: x is greater than y
-∼(∃x) (Nx • Gxx)

• A) Some numbers are not greater than themselves.
• B) Some numbers are not greater than any other number.
• C) No number is greater than itself.
• D) No number is greater than any other number.
• E) Some number is no greater than itself.

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