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existential

/ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəl/

existentialadjective

more existential

Comp.

most existential

Super.

/ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəl/

Translations

экзистенциальный

He is going through an existential crisis.

Он переживает экзистенциальный кризис.

Definitions

Relating to existence or the state of being.

The philosopher's lecture focused on existential questions about the meaning of life.

Concerned with the nature of human existence as viewed in existentialism.

The novel explores existential themes, such as the search for identity and the struggle for authenticity.

Concerned with the survival or continued existence of something; (of a threat, crisis, etc.) potentially catastrophic or annihilating.

Climate change is often described as an existential threat to many species.

Of or relating to a linguistic or logical statement that asserts the existence of at least one entity.

In predicate logic, an existential formula starts with the symbol ∃, the existential quantifier.

Synonyms

existentialnoun

existentials

/ˌɛɡ.zɪˈstɛn.ʃəl/

Used in linguistics and logic to denote a sentence or proposition asserting existence.

Definitions

A sentence, clause, or proposition that asserts the existence of something, especially an existential construction in linguistics or an existential statement in logic.

In the sentence "There is a solution to every problem," the clause functions as an existential.