Quantifier vs. Determiner

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Quantifiernoun

(grammar) A word, such as all or many, that expresses a quantity

Quantifiernoun

(logic) An operator, such as the universal quantifier (written as ∀) or the existential quantifier (∃), used in predicate calculus to indicate the degree that predicate is true for a specified set.

Quantifiernoun

(computing) A symbol or symbols in a regular expression indicating the number of characters to be matched.

Quantifiernoun

(logic) a word (such as `some' or `all' or `no') that binds the variables in a logical proposition

Quantifiernoun

(grammar) a word that expresses a quantity (as `fifteen' or `many')

Determinernoun

(grammar) A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.

Determinernoun

(grammar) A dependent function in a noun phrase marking the NP as definite or indefinite. This function is usually filled by words in the determinative class but may be filled by other elements such as a genitive pronoun.

Determinernoun

Something that determines, or helps someone to determine, something else.

Determinernoun

One who, or that which, determines or decides.

Determinernoun

an argument that is conclusive

Determinernoun

one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases

Determinernoun

a determining or causal element or factor;

Determiner

A determiner, also called determinative (abbreviated DET), is a word, phrase, or affix that occurs together with a noun or noun phrase and serves to express the reference of that noun or noun phrase in the context. That is, a determiner may indicate whether the noun is referring to a definite or indefinite element of a class, to a closer or more distant element, to an element belonging to a specified person or thing, to a particular number or quantity, etc.

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