Determiner

Determiner may mean any of the following:

Determiner (class): (grammar) a class of words (also determinative)
Determiner (function): (grammar) a function in phrase structure
Determiner phrase: (grammar) a phrase headed by a determiner

A determiner is a Noun modifier that expresses the reference of a noun or noun phrase including quantity rather than its attributes as expressed A determiner is a Noun modifier that expresses the reference of a noun or noun phrase in the context including quantity rather than attributes expressed by Adjectives In Linguistics, a determiner phrase (DP is a syntactic category a phrase headed by a Determiner.

Dictionary

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(grammar) A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it. Examples of determiners include articles (a, the), demonstratives (this, those), cardinal numbers (three, fifty), and indefinite numerals (most, any, each).
(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.
Something that determines, or helps someone to determine, something else.

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