Noun: quantifier 'kwón-ti,fI(-u)r
- (grammar) a word that expresses a quantity (as 'fifteen' or 'many')
"The sentence contained several quantifiers"
- (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