quantifier
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.
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British Dictionary definitions for quantifier
/ (ˈkwɒntɪˌfaɪə) /
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 interpretation: the 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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