Meanings
nounquantifier (plural quantifiers)
plural quantifiers
- human sciencesAn 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.
- computingA symbol or symbols in a regular expression indicating the number of characters to be matched.
Synonyms & antonyms
Broader
noun(logic) a word (such as ‘some’ or ‘all’ or ‘no’) that binds the variables in a logical proposition
Similar
logical quantifier
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷos?
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷoider.?
- Proto-Italic*kʷāntos
- Latinquantus
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Italic*θakos
- Medieval Latinquantificō
- Englishquantify
- Englishquantifier
Translations
Arabic مُحَدِدْ الْكَمِيَّةْ
- مُحَدِدْ الْكَمِيَّةْ (muḥadid al-kamiyyat)a word, such as all or many, that expresses a quantity
Basque zenbatzaile
- zenbatzailea logical operator
Bulgarian квантор
- квантор (kvantor)a logical operator
Catalan quantificador
- quantificadora logical operator
Chinese Mandarin 量词, 量词
- 量词 (liàngcí)a word, such as all or many, that expresses a quantity
- 量词 (liàngcí)a logical operator
Czech kvantifikátor
- kvantifikátora logical operator
Danish kvantor
- kvantora logical operator
Dutch kwantor
- kwantora logical operator
Esperanto kvantizanto, kvantigilo
- kvantizantoa logical operator
- kvantigiloa logical operator
Finnish kvanttori
- kvanttoria logical operator
French quantificateur, quantificateur
- quantificateura word, such as all or many, that expresses a quantity
- quantificateura logical operator
German Quantor, Quantifikator
- Quantora logical operator
- Quantifikatora logical operator
Greek ποσοδείκτης, ποσοδείκτης
- ποσοδείκτης (posodeíktis)a word, such as all or many, that expresses a quantity
- ποσοδείκτης (posodeíktis)a logical operator
Hebrew כמת
- כמתa logical operator
Hungarian kvantor
- kvantora logical operator
Irish cainníochtóir
- cainníochtóira word, such as all or many, that expresses a quantity
Italian quantificatore
- quantificatorea logical operator
Japanese 数量詞, 量化子
- 数量詞 (sūryōshi)a word, such as all or many, that expresses a quantity
- 量化子 (ryōkashi)a logical operator
Korean 양화
- 양화 (yanghwa)a logical operator
Latin quantificātor
- quantificātora word, such as all or many, that expresses a quantity
Polish kwantyfikator, kwantyfikator
- kwantyfikatora word, such as all or many, that expresses a quantity
- kwantyfikatora logical operator
Portuguese quantificador, quantificador
- quantificadora word, such as all or many, that expresses a quantity
- quantificadora logical operator
Romanian cuantificator
- cuantificatora word, such as all or many, that expresses a quantity
Russian квантифика́тор, квантор
- квантифика́тор (kvantifikátor)a word, such as all or many, that expresses a quantity
- квантор (kvantor)a logical operator
Slovak kvantifikátor, kvantor
- kvantifikátora logical operator
- kvantora logical operator
Spanish cuantificador
- cuantificadora logical operator
Swedish kvantifikator, kvantor
- kvantifikatora logical operator
- kvantora logical operator
Turkish niceleme
- nicelemea logical operator
Ukrainian квантор
- квантор (kvantor)a logical operator
Vietnamese lượng từ
- lượng từa word, such as all or many, that expresses a quantity
Cite this entry
APA
quantifier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quantifier
MLA
“quantifier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quantifier. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quantifier,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quantifier.
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