quantifier

Specifies how many

A quantifier is a word or phrase that indicates amount or number: all, some, many, few, none, every.

In logic and mathematics, quantifiers specify whether a statement applies to all members of a set (universal quantifier) or at least one (existential quantifier).

Quantifiers answer "how much?" or "how many?" without giving exact figures.

grammar

determiner

Noun-introducing word class

floating · stranded · distributive · collective · indefinite · definite · interrogative · relative · negative

amount

all

The complete quantity

  • someIndefinite quantity
  • manyA large quantity
  • fewSmall in number

most · several · any · none · both · each · every · much · little · enough

logic

universal

Affecting all equally

binding · variable · domain · negation · nested · restricted · vacuous · branching · generalized · monotone

existential

some

Indefinite quantity

somewhere · certain · particular · one · a few · at least one · there exists · somebody · anywhere

universal

all

The complete quantity

  • everyAll without exception
  • eachEvery one individually
  • anyUnspecified quantity

both · whatever · whichever · everyone · everything · everywhere · always · altogether · wholly · entirely

measurement

cup

Small drinking container

gallon · ounce · gram · kilogram · pound · meter · inch · pinch · dash · handful

numeric

one

Lowest positive integer

second · double · triple · half · quarter · third · twice · thrice · dozen · hundred

Categories
Opposites
specificity of reference

quantifierdefinite article

Word marking specific nouns

demonstrative · the · proper noun · identifier · this

precision of quantity

quantifiernumeral

Symbol denoting quantity

cardinal number · number · cardinal · integer · digit

grammatical category function

quantifierqualifier

Word or phrase limiting meaning

adjective · attributive

Family

quantifiability, quantifiable, quantified, quantification, quantifies, quantifiers, quantifiably

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