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== Examples ==
== Examples ==
Most dogs are domestic. <br/>
Most dogs are domestic. <br/>
[Most x: DOG (x)] DOMESTIC (x) <br/>
'''[Most x: DOG (x)] DOMESTIC (x)''' <br/>


Several cars crashed. <br/>
Several cars crashed. <br/>
[Several x: CAR (x)] CRASH (x) <br/>
'''[Several x: CAR (x)] CRASH (x)''' <br/>


== References ==
== References ==
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== Related Terms ==
== Related Terms ==
* [[Glossary:Existential Quantifier | Existential Quantifier]]
* [[Glossary:Existential Quantifier | Existential Quantifier]]
* Logical Form
* [[Glossary:Logical Form | Logical Form]]
* Logical Quantifier
* [[Glossary:Logical Operator | Logical Operator (Propositional Connective)]]
* Logical Symbol
* [[Glossary:Logical Quantifier | Logical Quantifier]]
* Predicate Logic (First-order Predicate Logic)
* [[Glossary:Predicate logic| Predicate Logic (First-order Logic)]]
* [[Glossary:Quantifiers | Quantifier]]
* [[Glossary:Quantifiers | Quantifier]]
* [[Glossary:Universal Quantifier| Universal Quantifier]]
* [[Glossary:Universal Quantifier| Universal Quantifier]]
* Variable
* [[Glossary:Variable | Variable]]


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Restricted Quantifier

BE /rɪsˈtrɪktɪd ˈkwɒntɪfaɪə/, AE / rɪˈstrɪktɪd ˈkwɑntɪˌfaɪər/

Definition

A restricted quantifier always has a reference quantity and therefore points out a proportion of a set and not the proportion of everything there is. It is a natural language quantifier like most, few, many or several and is expressed in the notation of restricted quantification.

Examples

Most dogs are domestic.
[Most x: DOG (x)] DOMESTIC (x)

Several cars crashed.
[Several x: CAR (x)] CRASH (x)

References

  • Gregory, Howard. 2000. Semantics. Language Workbook. London/New York: Rutledge.
  • Kearns, Kate. 2000. Semantics. Basingstoke: Macmillan.

Related Terms


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