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quantification of "satisfied" definitions for concepts

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Description

We define "satisfied" for concepts (or eventually "models") using phrasing such as:

Let a, b, and c be lvalues of type T. Blargh<T> is satisfied only if: [things involving a, b, and c]

This makes it unclear whether satisfaction depends on the choice of a, b, and c, or whether it's defined independent of that choice. Better phrasing would be:

Blargh<T> is satisfied only if, for any a, b, and c that are lvalues of type T, [...]

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Start with the issue text, then search the draft for definitions that use “satisfied” with locally introduced lvalues or similar placeholders. Check how those definitions express quantification and identify the affected wording. Done means the relevant definitions unambiguously state whether satisfaction applies to any such values.

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