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quantify
CIDE DICTIONARY
quantify, v. t. [L. quantus now much + -fy.].
- To modify or qualify with respect to quantity; to determine, fix or express the quantity of; to rate. [1913 Webster]
- To make explicit the quantity of; as, to quantify a variable. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
quantify, v.tr. (-ies, -ied)
1 determine the quantity of.
2 measure or express as a quantity.
3 Logic define the application of (a term or proposition) by the use of all, some, etc., e.g. 'for all x if x is A then x is B'.
1 determine the quantity of.
2 measure or express as a quantity.
3 Logic define the application of (a term or proposition) by the use of all, some, etc., e.g. 'for all x if x is A then x is B'.
Derivative
quantifiable adj. quantifiability n. quantification n. quantifier n.
Etymology
med.L quantificare (as QUANTAL)
THESAURUS
quantify
apportion, appraise, appreciate, assay, assess, calculate, calibrate, caliper, call off, call over, call the roll, census, check a parameter, compute, count, decrease, dial, divide, enumerate, estimate, evaluate, fathom, fix, foliate, gauge, graduate, increase, measure, mensurate, mete, meter, number, numerate, pace, page, paginate, parcel, plumb, poll, prize, probe, quantize, rate, reduce, run over, size, size up, sound, span, step, survey, take a reading, tally, tell, triangulate, valuate, value, weighROGET THESAURUS
quantify
Quantity
VB quantify, measure, fix, estimate, determine, quantitate, enumerate.For further exploring for "quantify" in Webster Dictionary Online