English noun: quantifier | |||
| 1. | quantifier (communication) (logic) a word (such as `some' or `all' or `no') that binds the variables in a logical proposition | ||
| Synonyms | logical quantifier | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | word | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | existential operator, existential quantifier | ||
| Domain category | logic | ||
| 2. | quantifier (communication) (grammar) a word that expresses a quantity (as `fifteen' or `many') | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | word | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | universal quantifier | ||
| Domain category | grammar | ||