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Past exam of the logic and set theory course of the University of Oxford 2009 A 2 c Solution by
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Fix any structure and any assignment of the three quantified variables, writing their values as . If either of the nested antecedents is false, the corresponding implication is true. If both are true, then and . Actual identity is transitive, so , making the consequent true as well.
Thus the unquantified matrix is true under every assignment in every structure. The universal-quantifier semantic clause then makes its universal closure true in every structure:No assumption that is injective is used. The argument says that one value cannot equal two distinct elements, not that distinct inputs have distinct outputs.
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