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Quantifier vs Quantificational - What's the difference?

quantifier | quantificational |

As a noun quantifier

is (grammar) a word, such as all'' or ''many , that expresses a quantity.

As an adjective quantificational is

of, pertaining to, or involving quantification, or the use of a quantifier.

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

    quantificational

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or involving quantification, or the use of a quantifier