quantifier
A word, such as all or many, that expresses the quantity of a related noun.
Noun
- A word, such as all or many, that expresses the quantity of a related noun.
- An operator, such as the universal quantifier (written as ∀) or the existential quantifier (∃), used in predicate calculus to indicate the degree that predicate is true for a specified set.
- A symbol or symbols in a regular expression indicating the number of characters to be matched.
Origin
Etymology tree English quantify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English quantifier From quantify + -er.
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quantification quantify quantity number calculus frequency commonness size each and every every single every last all every each all but one nearly all almost all most more than half of the majority of a great many many several some
Derived
existential quantifier quant quantifier elimination self-quantifier universal quantifier