quantifier

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quan·ti·fi·er /ˈkwɒntəfaɪə $ ˈkwɑːntɪfaɪər/ noun [countable]  technicalSLG a word or phrase such as ‘much’, ‘few’, or ‘a lot of’ that is used with a noun to show quantity 数量词

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quantifier• The main problem here is what to do with the existential quantifier.• Also, since all variables are assumed universally quantified, there is never any need for an explicit quantifier.• These rules depend on quantifier order.

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quantifier
quan‧ti‧fi‧er /ˈkwɒntəfaɪə, ˈkwɒntɪfaɪə $ ˈkwɑːntəfaɪər/ noun [countable]
technical a word or phrase such as ‘much’, ‘few’, or ‘a lot of’ that is used with a noun to show quantity

quan·ti·fierBrE /ˈkwɒntɪfaɪə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkwɑːntɪfaɪər/ 🔊 noun (grammar 语法) a determiner or pronoun that expresses quantity, for example 'all' or 'both' 数量词；数量修饰语；量词