quantifier
/ˈkwɑn.tɪ.faɪ.ɚ/
quantifier noun: a word, such as all or many, that expresses the quantity of a related noun.
Noun
quantifier (plural quantifiers)
- A word, such as all or many, that expresses the quantity of a related noun.
- An operator, such as the universal quantifier (written as ∀) or the existential quantifier (∃), used in predicate calculus to indicate the degree that predicate is true for a specified set.
- A symbol or symbols in a regular expression indicating the number of characters to be matched.
quantifier meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese
quantifier in Arabic
- a word, such as all or many, that expresses a quantity
- مُحَدِدْ الْكَمِيَّةْ muḥadid al-kamiyyat
quantifier in Vietnamese
- a word, such as all or many, that expresses a quantity
- lượng từ
Examples of quantifier in a sentence
- Definite articles, indefinite articles, and cardinal numbers acting as quantifiers are types of determiners.
- "The monadic existential quantifier ∃, as in ∃x, may express existence of x in formal logic or mathematics".
- Then we relativize the existential quantifiers according to the following well known scheme.
Forms of quantifier
| plural | quantifiers |
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Origin of quantifier
From quantify + -er.
Words formed from quantifier
- existential quantifier
- quant
- quantifier elimination
- self-quantifier
- universal quantifier
Questions about quantifier
- What does quantifier mean?
- Quantifier means a word, such as all or many, that expresses the quantity of a related noun.
- What is quantifier in Arabic?
- Quantifier in Arabic is مُحَدِدْ الْكَمِيَّةْ (muḥadid al-kamiyyat). See Quantifier meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is quantifier?
- Quantifier is a noun.
- How do you pronounce quantifier?
- Quantifier is pronounced /ˈkwɑn.tɪ.faɪ.ɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of quantifier?
- The plural of quantifier is quantifiers.
Words near quantifier in the dictionary
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