## Quantifiers xa* xaaaay star 2+ xa* xay star 1 xa* xy star 0 xa*y xaaaay star 2+ xa*y xay star 1 xa*y xy star 0 xa+ xaaaay plus 2+ xa+ xay plus 1 xa+ xy n plus 0 xa+y xaaaay plus 2+ xa+y xay plus 1 xa+y xy n plus 0 xa? xaaaay ques 2+ xa? xay ques 1 xa? xy ques 0 xa?y xaaaay n ques 2+ xa?y xay ques 1 xa?y xy ques 0 xa*? xaaaay star eager 2+ xa*? xay star eager 1 xa*? xy star eager 0 xa*?y xaaaay star eager 2+ xa*?y xay star eager 1 xa*?y xy star eager 0 xa+? xaaaay plus eager 2+ xa+? xay plus eager 1 xa+? xy n plus eager 0 xa+?y xaaaay plus eager 2+ xa+?y xay plus eager 1 xa+?y xy n plus eager 0 xa?? xaaaay ques eager 2+ xa?? xay ques eager 1 xa?? xy ques eager 0 xa??y xaaaay n ques eager 2+ xa??y xay ques eager 1 xa??y xy ques eager 0 .{2} a n only one character .{2} ab y two characters a{2} foobar n only one "a" character a{2} baabaa y two "a" characters a{0,4} bbbbbbb y no "a" characters a{2,4} bababab n not two consecutive "a" characters a{2,4} baabbbb y two "a" characters a{2,4} baaabbb y three "a" characters a{2,4} baaaabb y four "a" characters a{2,4} baaaaaa y four "a" characters a{2,} baaaaaa y six "a" characters