quan·ti·fy (kw n t -f )tr.v. quan·ti·fied, quan·ti·fy·ing, quan·ti·fies 1. To determine or express the quantity of. 2. Logic To limit the variables of (a proposition) by prefixing an operator such as all or some.
[Medieval Latin quantific re : Latin quantus, how great; see quantity + Latin -fic re, -fy.]
quan ti·fi a·ble adj. quan ti·fi·ca tion (-f -k sh n) n. |
quantify Verb
[-fies, -fying, -fied] to discover or express the quantity of [Latin quantus how much + facere to make]
quantifiable adj
quantification n
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| Verb | 1. | quantify - use as a quantifierlogic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference |
| 2. | quantify - express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?"gauge - measure precisely and against a standard; "the wire is gauged" scale - measure with or as if with scales; "scale the gold" meter - measure with a meter; "meter the flow of water" pace, step - measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards" clock, time - measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners" fathom, sound - measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line titrate - measure by (the volume or concentration of solutions) by titration plumb - measure the depth of something convey, express, carry - serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger" librate, weigh - determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken" |
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