MA 116, Discrete Structures
Lab 03
due: Mon, 14.Sept at 8:00am
5 points

In this lab, we will explore multiple interpretations of informal language. You should write-up your answer in a MS Word document, and when you are finished, you should upload it in Moodle.

Your filename should include your name or initials.

Consider the following statement:

Every 8 seconds a child dies.

This quote is paraphrased from the web-site: http://www.iht.com/articles/2001/05/12/edbrandon_ed2_.php

If we use our newfound skills in quantification, this statement could be interpreted more than one way.

The outline of two possible quantifications are provided below. Fill them in, and clearly indicate the one which you believe agrees with the intent of the original statement. You should just fill in predicate definitions and variables, all quantifiers have been provided.


(1) For all 8 second intervals ___________ , there exists _________________ s.t. _________________________ .


(2) There exists a child ______ s.t. ________________________________________________________ .