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Dependence logic with a majority quantifier

Logic in Computer Science 2013-03-11 v6 Logic

Abstract

We study the extension of dependence logic D by a majority quantifier M over finite structures. We show that the resulting logic is equi-expressive with the extension of second-order logic by second-order majority quantifiers of all arities. Our results imply that, from the point of view of descriptive complexity theory, D(M) captures the complexity class counting hierarchy.

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@article{arxiv.1109.4750,
  title  = {Dependence logic with a majority quantifier},
  author = {Arnaud Durand and Johannes Ebbing and Juha Kontinen and Heribert Vollmer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1109.4750},
  year   = {2013}
}
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