universal claim

[ˌjuː.nɪ.ˈvɜr.səl kleɪm]

nounpl: universal claims

afirmação universal

1. A statement or assertion that applies to all members of a group or all cases without exception

The universal claim that all humans are mortal is a fundamental principle of logic.

A afirmação universal de que todos os humanos são mortais é um princípio fundamental da lógica.

2. In philosophy and logic, a proposition that makes a claim about every member of a category

The scientist made a universal claim about the behavior of electrons in this experiment.

O cientista fez uma afirmação universal sobre o comportamento dos elétrons neste experimento.

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General Brazilian

afirmação universal

most common usage

São Paulo

afirmação universal

standard academic term

Portugal

afirmação universal

used in philosophical contexts

make a universal claim

universal claim holds true

dispute a universal claim

universal claim about human nature

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