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quantifier
[ kwon-tuh-fahy-er ]
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.
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 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of quantifier1
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Example Sentences
But as a tracker of election optics, InTrade can be a reliable quantifier of the rise and fall of political fortunes.
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