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First-order languages are used to describe [[mathematics]] in [[mathematical notation]] with [[mathematical formula]]e.
 
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Latest revision as of 13:00, July 13, 2016

A First-order language in Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory consists of the following symbols:

  1. A set of constants, such as A, B, C, ...
  2. A set of n-ary relations such as >(x, y).
  3. A set of n-ary functions such as +(x, y).
  4. An infinite set of variables such as x, y, z,...
  5. The connectives , .
  6. quantifiers: , .
  7. parenthesis: , .
  8. The equality symbol .

First-order languages are used to describe mathematics in mathematical notation with mathematical formulae.