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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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  • ܲ·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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yvlog 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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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of quantify1

C19: from Medieval Latin ܲԳپھ, from Latin quantus how much + facere to make
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Example Sentences

“The prevalence of N2O use is difficult to quantify but appears to be increasing,” cited one International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health study in 2022.

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"If you can start to understand your problem and quantify it then you can start to take bite-sized chunks out of it with your activities in the catchment."

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"It is impossible to quantify whether these political visits actually lead to investment or sales, so you cannot really prove it one way or another," he said.

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Scientists will spend the next months and years quantifying the exact degree to which this particular disaster can be attributed to climate change.

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Nonetheless, in 2023 Dr Shepherd and his team attempted to quantify the extent to which the UK's tendency towards dishonesty had changed over time.

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