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Generalized quantifiers using team semantics

Logic 2024-04-29 v1

Abstract

Dependence logic provides an elegant approach for introducing dependencies between variables into the object language of first-order logic. In [1] generalized quantifiers were introduced in this context. However, a satisfactory account was only achieved for monotone increasing generalized quantifiers. In this paper, we modify the fundamental semantical guideline of dependence logic to create a framework that adequately handles both monotone and non-monotone generalized quantifiers. We demonstrate that this new logic can interpret dependence logic and possesses the same expressive power as existential second-order logic (ESO) on the level of formulas. Additionally, we establish truth conditions for generalized quantifiers and prove that the extended logic remains conservative over first-order logic with generalized quantifiers and is able to express the branching of continuous generalized quantifiers.

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@article{arxiv.2404.17295,
  title  = {Generalized quantifiers using team semantics},
  author = {Fredrik Engström},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.17295},
  year   = {2024}
}