quantifier
[ kwon-tuh-fahy-er ]
/ ˈkwɒn təˌfaɪ ər /
noun
Logic.
an expression, as “all” or “some,” that indicates the quantity of a proposition.
Compare existential quantifier, universal quantifier.
a word, especially a modifier, that indicates the quantity of something.
Words nearby quantifier
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quantic,
quantico,
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quantile,
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quantitative,
quantitative analysis
British Dictionary definitions for quantifier
quantifier
/ (ˈkwɒntɪˌfaɪə) /
noun
logic
- a symbol including a variable that indicates the degree of generality of the expression in which that variable occurs, as (∃ x) in (∃ x) Fx, rendered "something is an F", (x) in (x)(Fx → Gx), rendered "all Fs are Gs"
- any other symbol with an analogous interpretationthe existential quantifier, (∃ x ), corresponds to the words "there is something, x, such that …"
grammar
a word or phrase in a natural language having this role, such as some, all, or many in English