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== Examples == | == Examples == | ||
Most dogs are domestic. <br/> | |||
[Most x: DOG (x)] DOMESTIC (x) <br/> | '''[Most x: DOG (x)] DOMESTIC (x)''' <br/> | ||
Several cars crashed. <br/> | |||
[Several x: CAR (x)] CRASH (x) <br/> | '''[Several x: CAR (x)] CRASH (x)''' <br/> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 01:52, 24 June 2016
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
- Existential Quantifier
- Logical Form
- Logical Operator (Propositional Connective)
- Logical Quantifier
- Predicate Logic (First-order Logic)
- Quantifier
- Universal Quantifier
- Variable
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