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Quantifier vs Classifier - What's the difference?

quantifier | classifier |

As nouns the difference between quantifier and classifier

is that quantifier is (grammar) a word, such as all'' or ''many , that expresses a quantity while classifier is someone who classifies.

quantifier

English

(wikipedia quantifier)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (grammar) A word, such as all'' or ''many , that expresses a quantity
  • (logic) An operator, such as the universal quantifier (written as ), used in predicate calculus to indicate the degree that predicate is true for a specified set.
  • (computing) A symbol or symbols in a regular expression indicating the number of characters to be matched.

    • Derived terms

    * existential quantifier * quantifier elimination * universal quantifier

    Related terms

    * quantify * quantification

    classifier

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who classifies.
  • (linguistics) A word or morpheme used in some languages (such as Japanese and American Sign Language), in certain contexts (such as counting), to indicate the semantic class to which something belongs.
  • A machine that separates particles or objects of different size or density

    • See also

    * counter * counting word * measure word English agent nouns ----