singular existential statement

noun2

1. •
   A singular statement that states the existence of its subject.

   • The statement Jesus exists is a singular existential statement, because it is a singular statement and it states the existence of its subject.
2. •
   In Popperian epistemology, a statement that contains the equivalent of an existential quantifier and one or more proper names.

   • The statement In 1697, during the expedition of Dutch explorer Willem de Vlamingh, there were black swans on the Swan River in Australia is a singular existential statement, while There are black swans is not.