Definition of Quantifier

1. Noun. (logic) a word (such as 'some' or 'all' or 'no') that binds the variables in a logical proposition.

Exact synonyms: Logical Quantifier
Category relationships: Logic
Generic synonyms: Word
Specialized synonyms: Existential Operator, Existential Quantifier

2. Noun. (grammar) a word that expresses a quantity (as 'fifteen' or 'many').
Category relationships: Grammar
Generic synonyms: Word
Specialized synonyms: Universal Quantifier

Definition of Quantifier

1. Noun. (grammar) A word, such as ''all'' or ''many'', that expresses a quantity ¹

2. Noun. (logic) The operator, represented by either of the symbols ? (universal quantifier) or ? (existential quantifier), used in predicate calculus to indicate the degree that predicate is true for a specified set. ¹

3. Noun. (computing) A symbol or symbols in a regular expression indicating the number of characters to be matched. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Quantifier

1. one that quantifies [n -S] - See also: quantifies

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quantifier

quantally
quantasome
quanted
quantic
quantics
quantifiabilities
quantifiability
quantifiable
quantifiableness
quantifiables
quantifiably
quantification
quantificational
quantifications
quantified
quantifier
quantifiers
quantifies
quantify
quantifying
quantile
quantiles
quanting
quantion
quantionic
quantions
quantisable
quantisation
quantisations
quantise

Literary usage of Quantifier

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Reference Grammar of Classical Tamil Poetry by V. S. Rajam (1992)
"resulting in the structure: quantifier + noun + um ; another is to have the structure: noun + quantifier + um. The quantifier is a nominal, like a noun or ..."

2. A Reference Grammar of Classical Tamil Poetry by V. S. Rajam (1992)
"resulting in the structure: quantifier + noun + urn ; another is to have the structure: noun + quantifier + urn. The quantifier is a nominal, like a noun or ..."

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