##  [Existential Generalization](/existential-generalization) 

  ##  [Existential Generalization](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/existential-generalization-0) 

  

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Definition

An inference rule that permits one to infer an existential claim ∃x P(x) from a particular instance P(t): if some term t satisfies P, then there exists an x such that P(x).