quantifier

A noun referring to a word that expresses quantity, such as 'some', 'all', 'many', or 'fifteen', used in grammar to indicate amount or in logic to bind variables in a proposition.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее слово, выражающее количество, такое как 'некоторые', 'все', 'многие' или 'пятнадцать', используемое в грамматике для указания количества или в логике для связывания переменных в высказывании.

1. Logical quantifier C1 formal

   A word (such as 'some', 'all', or 'no') that binds the variables in a logical proposition.

   • In logic, the universal quantifier 'all' indicates that a statement applies to every member of a set.
   • The existential quantifier 'some' asserts that at least one element satisfies a condition.
   • Quantifiers are essential in formal logic for expressing general statements.

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2. Grammatical quantifier B2 formal

   A word that expresses a quantity, such as 'fifteen', 'many', 'several', or 'much'.

   • In the sentence 'Many students passed the exam', 'many' is a quantifier.
   • Quantifiers like 'some' and 'any' are used with both countable and uncountable nouns.
   • The quantifier 'several' indicates an indefinite but relatively small number.

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   Synonyms: determiner

• quantifiers plural form
• quantifiers' possessive plural form
• quantifier's possessive singular form