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Quantifier vs Measurement - What's the difference?

quantifier | measurement |

As nouns the difference between quantifier and measurement

is that quantifier is a word, such as all or many, that expresses a quantity while measurement is the act of measuring.

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

    measurement

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of measuring.
  • Magnitude (or extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring.
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    See also

    : A Dictionary of Units of Measurement English adjectives