
Universal quantification involves "
for all" within a certain domain set. The symbol "
∀" is read as "
for all". The important question is the
domain, as in "
for all" what? What is included in the "
for all".
An example is as follows.
∀ x ∈ { 1 , 3 , 5 } : x is an odd number
This is read as "
for all x in the set 1, 3, 5, x is an odd number"
The symbol "∈" is read as "in" which is short for "is an element of" (the domain set that follows).
The symbol ":" (colon) can be thought of as saying "such that" or "it is true that" (what follows).