universal quantifier
consider the sentence "for every x, M(x)"
it can be written as
or 
how about "for every real number x, M(x)"?
it can be written as
how about "for every real number x, M(x)"?
the universal quantifier is an abbreviation for for all.
[cite:@jaynes_prob_2003 chapter 1.8.2 nitpicking]
[cite:@jaynes_prob_2003 chapter 1.8.2 nitpicking]