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quan•ti•fi•er
Pronunciation: (kwon'tu-fī"ur), [key]—
n.
1. Logic.an expression, as “all” or “some,” that indicates the quantity of a proposition. Cf.
existential quantifier, universal quantifier.
2. a word, esp. a modifier, that indicates the quantity of something.
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