1. a word or phrase that expresses quantity or amount
Usage: grammar
2. a logical symbol that indicates the quantity of specimens in a domain to which a predicate applies
Usage: logic; mathematics

Examples

• Words like ‘some,’ ‘many,’ and ‘few’ are quantifiers in English grammar.
• The quantifier ‘all’ indicates that every member of a group has a certain property.
• Students often confuse quantifiers with other types of determiners.
• In logic, universal and existential quantifiers are fundamental concepts.
• The sentence uses the quantifier ‘most’ to describe the majority of students.
• Quantifiers help specify how much or how many of something we’re talking about.