n.
Pronunciation: ' kwän-t ə - ˌ f ī (- ə )r
Function: noun
Date: 1876
: one that quantifies: as a : a prefixed operator that binds the variables in a logical formula by specifying their quantity b : a limiting noun modifier (as five in “ the five young men ” ) expressive of quantity and characterized by occurrence before the descriptive adjectives in a noun phrase