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Definition of Quantifier

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

2. Noun. (grammar) a word that expresses a quantity (as 'fifteen' or 'many').

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 (current term) 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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