first-order
adjective
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 from the Web for first-order
A lot of ink will continue to be spilled about the first-order problems surrounding that fact.
A second-order effect on direction may therefore be produced by irrotational motion, but not a first-order effect.
The Ether of Space |Oliver LodgeIn the case of a first-order fixed light the cost of conversion to an occulting characteristic does not exceed 250 to 300.
A first-order issue is how can we augment or improve the use of existing military capability should it be required.
Shock and Awe |Harlan K. Ullman