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What does the equality symbol assert in first order logic?

  • A.That two formulas have the same truth value
  • B.That two objects have all the same properties
  • C.That two terms are syntactically identical
  • D.That two terms denote the same object

Answer: D

Equality relates terms and asserts identity of the objects they denote, which is why it permits substitution and why counting statements can be written. Truth value equality is equivalence between formulas, indiscernibility is a consequence rather than the definition, and syntactic identity is a different relation entirely. Having identity available in the logic is what allows uniqueness and cardinality to be expressed at all. A limit that survives making every external component ideal is an intrinsic one, and worth knowing for that reason.

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