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| In the case of positive existential statements (as in this example here), the statement implies the existence of examples from both the subject and the predicate extension. With negative existential statements, this only applies to the subject extension. | In the case of positive existential statements (as in this example here), the statement implies the existence of examples from both the subject and the predicate extension. With negative existential statements, this only applies to the subject extension. | ||
| - | === Distributivity | + | === Distribution |
| - | “Distributivity” refers to the property of a term to refer to the total extension of all objects denoted as “distributed”, | + | “[[glossary: |
| For example in the following statement: | For example in the following statement: | ||
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| In contrast, the statement only refers to a part of the mammals (namely the part of the dogs). Therefore, we cannot make any statements about subsets without further information. We can not, for example, say “all dogs are marsupials”, | In contrast, the statement only refers to a part of the mammals (namely the part of the dogs). Therefore, we cannot make any statements about subsets without further information. We can not, for example, say “all dogs are marsupials”, | ||
| - | For more information, see the article on <span maniculus "go to:"> | + | For more information |
| ====== See also ====== | ====== See also ====== | ||