14104 | Constants are absolutely definite and unambiguous [Russell] |
Full Idea: A constant is something absolutely definite, concerning which there is no ambiguity whatever. | |
From: Bertrand Russell (The Principles of Mathematics [1903], §006) |
10453 | In logic constants play the role of proper names [Bach] |
Full Idea: In standard first-order logic the role of proper names is played by individual constants. | |
From: Kent Bach (What Does It Take to Refer? [2006], 22.2 L1) |