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quantify

[ kwon-tuh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

quantified, quantifying.
  1. to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
  2. Logic. to make explicit the quantity of (a proposition).
  3. to give quantity to (something regarded as having only quality).


quantify

/ ˈɒԳɪˌڲɪ /

verb

  1. to discover or express the quantity of
  2. logic to specify the quantity of (a term) by using a quantifier, such as all, some, or no
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܲԳپھˈپDz, noun
  • ˈܲԳپˌھ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·پ·ھ·· [kwon-t, uh, -, fahy, -, uh, -bil], adjective
  • ܲ·پ·ھ··پDz [kwon-t, uh, -f, uh, -, key, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • ܲ·ܲ·پ·ھ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quantify1

First recorded in 1830–40; from Medieval Latin ܲԳپھ, equivalent to Latin quant(us) “how much” + -ify
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quantify1

C19: from Medieval Latin ܲԳپھ, from Latin quantus how much + facere to make
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"The Twin Towers were not in the middle of a war zone," says Ms Darlison, "so it was something we were able to measure and quantify easier".

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I noticed that many of your previous papers cover the gray vireo, which your new study quantifies as a “drab,” understudied bird.

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To quantify debt resources, note the credit limits on any credit cards or lines of credit you already have open, less the balance.

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However, there is not yet robust evidence to quantify how much more efficient the new model would be if expanded across the city.

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The estimated number of excess deaths and illnesses from the EPA’s actions are likely an undercount due to long-term outcomes, such as cancer, that are harder to quantify, Symons said.

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