There Is a New Student on Campus Who Doesn't Know

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Essay

There is a new student on campus who doesn't know anyone yet. Why would you expect this student to join groups on campus (these could be groups of friends, clubs, or teams)? Also, what kinds of students would you expect in the composition of the groups this new student would join?

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Definitions:

Closed Sentence

In predicate logic, a statement in which every variable is bound by a quantifier.

Variable

An element, feature, or factor that is liable to vary or change, often used in mathematics, statistics, and scientific experiments to represent quantities or qualities that can assume different values.

Open Sentence

A mathematical or logical statement containing one or more variables that does not have a definitive truth value until the variables are specified.

Variable

An aspect, trait, or element that has the potential to change or differ.