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(logic) a word (such as `some' or `all` or `no') that binds the variables in a logical proposition
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quantifier
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Also, since all variables are assumed universally quantified, there is never any need for an explicit quantifier . ▪ The main problem here is what to do with the existential quantifier . ▪ These rules depend on quantifier order. ...
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context grammar English) A word, such as ''all'' or ''many'', that expresses a quantity 2 (context logic English) An operator, such as the universal quantifier (written as ∀) or the existential quantifier (∃), used in predicate calculus to indicate ...
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
In logic , quantification is a construct that specifies the quantity of specimens in the domain of discourse that satisfy an open formula. For example, in arithmetic, it allows the expression of the statement that every natural number has a successor. A ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. (logic) a word (such as `some' or `all' or `no') that binds the variables in a logical proposition [syn: logical quantifier ] (grammar) a word that expresses a quantity (as `fifteen' or `many')
Usage examples of quantifier.
And the quantificational structure shows the difference on its face, because the stringing out of the quantifiers shows how the information is built.
The invention of the quantifier did not bring about this Utopia, but it does an astonishing amount towards it.