quantifier
/ˈkwɑntɪˌfaɪər/
noun
- A word or phrase that indicates an amount or quantity, such as 'some', 'many', 'all', or 'several'.
- The quantifier 'all' refers to the entire group.
- English quantifiers like 'a few' and 'a lot of' help describe how much of something there is.
- In the sentence 'Many students passed the test,' the word 'many' is a quantifier.
- A symbol or expression in logic or mathematics that indicates the scope of a variable, such as 'for all' or 'there exists'.
- In logic, the universal quantifier '∀' means 'for all'.
- The existential quantifier '∃' is used to say 'there exists at least one'.
- Mathematicians use quantifiers to write precise statements about numbers.