In grammar, a quantifier is a word or phrase such as 'plenty' or 'a lot' which you use to refer to a quantity of something without being precise. It is often followed by 'of', as in 'a lot of money'.
English Easy Learning GrammarQuantifiersQuantifiers are used to indicate the amount or quantity of something referred to bya noun. They are different from numbers because they indicate an approximate ... Read more
quantifier in British English
(ˈkwɒntɪˌfaɪə)
noun
1. logic
a.
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"
b.
any other symbol with an analogous interpretation
the existential quantifier, (∃x), corresponds to the words "there is something, x, such that …"
2. grammar
a word or phrase in a natural language having this role, such as some, all, or many in English
quantifier in American English
(ˈkwɑntəˌfaɪər)
noun
Logic
a word, term, prefix, symbol, etc. that quantifies
Examples of 'quantifier' in a sentence
quantifier
They have no need of numbers, and thus no quantifiers - no words meaning all, each or every.