Disjunction and Existence Properties

Disjunction And Existence Properties

In mathematical logic, the disjunction property is satisfied by a logic if whenever a sentence

is a theorem, then either is a theorem, or is a theorem.

The existence property or witness property is satisfied by a logic if whenever a sentence

is a theorem, then there is some term for which is a theorem.

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