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Exists

Usage

Exists[x, expr] represents the statement that there exists a value of x for which expr is True.
Exists[x, cond, expr] states that there exists an x satisfying the condition cond for which expr is True.
Exists[{ ,  , ... }, expr] states that there exist values for all the  for which expr is True.


Notes

Exists[x, expr] can be entered as  . The character  can be entered as AliasIndicatorexAliasIndicator or \[Exists]. The variable x is given as a subscript.
Exists[x, cond, expr] can be entered as  .
• In StandardForm, Exists[x, expr] is output as  .
Exists[x, cond, expr] is output as  .
Exists can be used in such functions as Reduce, Resolve and FullSimplify.
• The condition cond is often used to specify the domain of a variable, as in x  Integers.
Exists[x, cond, expr] is equivalent to Exists[x, cond && expr].
Exists[{ ,  , ... }, ... ] is equivalent to  .
• The value of x in Exists[x, expr] is taken to be localized, as in Block.
• New in Version 5.


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