QUANTIFIER


Meaning of QUANTIFIER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkwän-tə-ˌfī(-ə)r ]

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

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