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Noun: quantifier  'kwón-ti,fI(-u)r
  1. (grammar) a word that expresses a quantity (as 'fifteen' or 'many')
    "The sentence contained several quantifiers"
     
  2. (logic) a word (such as ‘some’ or ‘all’ or ‘no’) that binds the variables in a logical proposition
    "The statement 'All humans are mortal' uses 'all' as a logical quantifier";
    - logical quantifier

Derived forms: quantifiers

Type of: word

Encyclopedia: Quantifier