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quan·tify (kwänt′ə fī′)

transitive verb -·fied′, -·fy′·ing

  1. to determine or express the quantity of; indicate the extent of; measure
  2. to express in quantitative terms, or as a numerical equivalent
  3. Logic to make the quantity or extension of (a term or symbol) clear and explicit by the use of a quantifier, as all, none, or some

Etymology: ML quantificare < L quantus, how much (see quantity) + facere, to make, do

quantify Related Forms

quan′·ti·fi′·able adjective quan′·ti·fi·ca′·tion noun

quantify Usage Examples

Object

  • uncertainty: They will learn to identify and quantify the specific uncertainties that threaten success.
  • extent: Tests followed to quantify the extent of the deterioration.
  • flux: The primary goal is to quantify accurately the global air-sea fluxes of CO 2.
  • impact: Participants will also be given the tools to quantify the impacts of their educational work.
  • probability: The program's main objective is to improve our ability to quantify the probability and magnitude of future rapid climate change.
  • dynamics: Figure: an example of plant microcosm systems used to quantify spatio-temporal dynamics of epidemics ( left ).

Preposition: at

stage: The transfer process is not sufficiently advanced, however, to be able to quantify at this stage precisely what will be required.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

such: While some of these can be readily quantified, others such as severance are much more difficult to define and analyze.

Adjective complement

due: These sources are all difficult to quantify due to the nature of the sources and to the lack of appropriate UK measurements.

Modifying Another Word

  • existentially: Roughly, the idea is to start with e and then throw in enough elements to make each existentially quantified formula true.
  • accurately: No DNA method yet exists that can accurately quantify the amount of meat species in meat products.
  • precisely: But this is a difficult area to quantify precisely.
  • universally: This is an example of a universally quantified statement.
  • poorly: There are, however, many unknowns or poorly quantified aspects of assessing biosphere dynamics.
  • adequately: The trouble is, no one has adequately quantified the risks.

Used with why or when

  • where: It's hard to quantify where this hatred comes from.
  • what: You cannot quantify what a standard garage door is any more.

Preposition: in

  • term: While these may be difficult to quantify in monetary terms, for me they are the killer argument.
  • order: The fit between the two patterns is quantified in order to measure the quality of the solution.

Preposition: for

time: Methodology The objective of the survey was to quantify for the first time the economic value of hunting with hounds in Northern Ireland.