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.

Origin of quantifier

First recorded in 1875–80; quantify + -er¹

Words nearby quantifier

quanta, quantal, quantasome, quantic, Quantico, quantifier, quantify, quantile, quantitate, quantitative, quantitative analysis

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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

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单词	quantifier
释义	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. Origin of quantifier First recorded in 1875–80; quantify + -er¹ Words nearby quantifier quanta, quantal, quantasome, quantic, Quantico, quantifier, quantify, quantile, quantitate, quantitative, quantitative analysis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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