quantifier

noun
/ˈkwɑn.tɪ.faɪ.ɚ/US

Etymology

From quantify + -er.

  1. derived from quantifico
  2. suffixed as quantifier — “quantify + er

Definitions

  1. A word, such as all or many, that expresses the quantity of a related noun.

  2. An operator, such as the universal quantifier (written as ∀) or the existential…

    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.

  3. A symbol or symbols in a regular expression indicating the number of characters to be…

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at quantifier. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at quantifier. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at quantifier

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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