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quantifier

[ kwon-tuh-fahy-er ]
/ ˈkwɒn təˌfaɪ ər /
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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.
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Origin of quantifier

First recorded in 1875–80; quantify + -er1

Words nearby quantifier

quantal, quantasome, quantic, Quantico, quantifiable, quantifier, quantify, quantile, quantitate, quantitative, quantitative analysis
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British Dictionary definitions for quantifier

quantifier
/ (ˈkwɒntɪˌfaɪə) /
noun
logic
  1. 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"
  2. 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
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