quantifier

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[edit] Etymology

quantify +‎ -er

[edit] Noun

Singular
quantifier

Plural
quantifiers

quantifier (plural quantifiers)

  1. (grammar) A word, such as all or many, that expresses a quantity
  2. (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.
  3. (computing) A symbol or symbols in a regular expression indicating the number of characters to be matched.

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quantifier

  1. To quantify.

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