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logic quantifying only over individuals and not over predicates or clauses: first-order predicate calculus studies the logical properties of such quantification

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Words nearby first-order

firstnighter, first of all, first off, first offender, first officer, first-order, first papers, first-past-the-post, First Peoples, first person, first-person shooter

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How to use first-order in a sentence

A lot of ink will continue to be spilled about the first-order problems surrounding that fact.
The Rhinohawks Come Roaring Back|James Poulos|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She believes American “foreign policy should inject first-order concern for human rights into every policy decision.”
Samantha Power Is No Daniel Moynihan|Gil Troy|June 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I believe we are facing but not addressing first-order problems in the Mideast and at home.
Wanted: Humanitarians at Home|Leslie H. Gelb|April 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
A first-order issue is how can we augment or improve the use of existing military capability should it be required.
Shock and Awe|Harlan K. Ullman

In the case of a first-order fixed light the cost of conversion to an occulting characteristic does not exceed 250 to 300.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6|Various
Combined hyper-radial and first-order light with back prisms in white and mirrors in red.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6|Various
The old first-order apparatus has been utilized in all cases.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6|Various
A second-order effect on direction may therefore be produced by irrotational motion, but not a first-order effect.
The Ether of Space|Oliver Lodge