English Explanatory Dictionary

quantifier

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A word, such as all or many, that expresses the quantity of a related noun.
  2. 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.
  3. A symbol or symbols in a regular expression indicating the number of characters to be matched.

Pronunciation

/ˈkwɑn.tɪ.faɪ.ɚ/ /ˈkwɑn.tə.faɪ.ɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-quantifier.wav

Word forms

quantifier quantifiers

Etymology

From quantify + -er.

Synonyms

quantifier

Related words

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 few multiple hardly any almost no no none transfinitely many infinitely many finitely many a lot of the better part of the greater part of a great deal of much ∀ ∃ zero one two three four five innumerable zillion full non-empty empty complete incomplete by everyone universally generally widely commonly usually by many people

Derived words

existential quantifier quant quantifier elimination self-quantifier universal quantifier
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