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(metaphysics) An alternative to standard possible worlds semantics in which an individual can exist in only one world, while other possible worlds contain (different) counterparts to that individual, and in which the modality operators (necessity, possibility) are replaced by quantifiers over possible worlds.
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counterpart theory
noun
(metaphysics)
An
alternative
to
standard
possible
worlds
semantics
in
which
an
individual
can
exist
in
only
one
world,
while
other
possible
worlds
contain
(different)
counterparts
to
that
individual,
and
in
which
the
modality
operators
(necessity,
possibility)
are
replaced
by
quantifiers
over
possible
worlds.
意味（1）
(metaphysics)
An
alternative
to
standard
possible
worlds
semantics
in
which
an
individual
can
exist
in
only
one
world,
while
other
possible
worlds
contain
(different)
counterparts
to
that
individual,
and
in
which
the
modality
operators
(necessity,
possibility)
are
replaced
by
quantifiers
over
possible
worlds.
