Main Entry: quan·ti·fi·er

Pronunciation: \ˈkwän-tə-ˌfī(-ə)r\

Function: noun

Date: 1876

: one that quantifies: as a : a prefixed operator that binds the variables in a logical formula by specifying their quantity b : a limiting noun modifier (as five in “the five young men”) expressive of quantity and characterized by occurrence before the descriptive adjectives in a noun phrase