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Quantifier definition

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quantifiers
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(logic) An operator that limits the variables of a proposition, as some or all.
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(linguistics) A word or other constituent that expresses a quantity or contrast in quantity, as some, all, or many.
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(logic) A word, term, prefix, symbol, etc. that quantifies.
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(grammar) A word, such as all or many, that expresses a quantity.
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(logic) The operator, represented by either of the symbols ∀ (universal quantifier) or ∃ (existential quantifier), used in predicate calculus to indicate the degree that predicate is true for a specified set.
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(computing) A symbol or symbols in a regular expression indicating the number of characters to be matched.
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quantifier
Plural:
quantifiers

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