quantifier
English Thesaurus
1. (grammar) a word that expresses a quantity (as `fifteen' or `many') (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | word, |
| definition | : | a unit of language that native speakers can identify (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | universal quantifier, |
| definition | : | a logical quantifier of a proposition that asserts that the proposition is true for all members of a class of things (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | grammar, |
| definition | : | the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) (noun.cognition) |
2. (logic) a word (such as `some' or `all' or `no') that binds the variables in a logical proposition (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | word, |
| definition | : | a unit of language that native speakers can identify (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | logic, |
| definition | : | the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference (noun.cognition) |
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