Quantify definitions

kwŏn'tə-fī'
To quantify is defined as to measure or express the quantity of something.

An example of quantify is to count the number of times a word was misspelled in a book.

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To determine or express the quantity of.
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To limit the variables of (a proposition) by prefixing an operator such as all or some.
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To determine or express the quantity of; indicate the extent of; measure.
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To express in quantitative terms, or as a numerical equivalent.
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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.
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To assign a quantity to.
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To determine the value of (a variable or expression).
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Origin of quantify

Medieval Latin quantificāre Latin quantus how great quantity Latin -ficāre -fy

Sentence Examples

  • It is remarkable that in Barbara, and therefore in many scientific deductions, to think the quantity of the predicate is not to the point either in the premises or in the conclusion; so that to quantify the propositions, as Hamilton proposes, would be to express more than a rational man thinks and judges.

  • We established the UOS as a measure to help our members quantify their exchange.

  • The warm liquid in her mouth didn't taste like blood; it was virtually flavorless, tainted by a sweetness hard to quantify.

  • The study has developed non-invasive tools to quantify HPA activity in lion-tailed macaques.

  • It is difficult to quantify how many people are involved in social networking across all the different sites, but some estimates say that two thirds of all web users will visit a social networking site at least once a month.

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