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quantify

Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒntɪfʌɪ/

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Definition of quantify

verb (quantifies, quantifying, quantified)

[with object]
  • 1express or measure the quantity of:it is impossible to quantify the extent of the black economy
  • 2 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’.

Derivatives

quantifiability

Pronunciation: /-əˈbɪlɪti/

noun

quantifiable

adjective

quantification

Pronunciation: /ˌkwɒntɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

Origin:

mid 16th century: from medieval Latin quantificare, from Latin quantus 'how much'

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