first-order

British  

adjective

1. 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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Example Sentences

"But right now, the first-order question must be, 'Does an atmosphere even exist?'"

From Science Daily

"The static magnetic field 'twists' the light, and the light, in turn, reveals the magnetic properties of the material. What we've found is that the magnetic part of light has a first-order effect, it's surprisingly active in this process."

From Science Daily

A first-order problem is that Mr. Berry says he believed the client for his reports was a Chinese company wishing to do business in Britain, not the Chinese state—and he denies that the reports contained any classified information.

From The Wall Street Journal

Equally, if the first-order problem is the car - as it seems to be - why blame the driver?

From BBC

It's not just the first-order effects.

From Salon