quantify

[kwon-tuh-fahy]

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verb (used with object), quan·ti·fied, quan·ti·fy·ing.

to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
Logic. to make explicit the quantity of (a proposition).
to give quantity to (something regarded as having only quality).

Origin of quantify

1830–40; < Medieval Latin quantificāre, equivalent to Latin quant(us) how much + -ificāre -ify

Related formsquan·ti·fi·a·ble, adjectivequan·ti·fi·a·bly, adverbquan·ti·fi·ca·tion, nounnon·quan·ti·fi·a·ble, adjectiveun·quan·ti·fi·a·ble, adjectiveun·quan·ti·fied, adjective

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Related Words for quantifiable

perceptible, significant, quantitative, mensurable, calculable, commensurate, computable, material, fathomable, assessable, quantifiable

Examples from the Web for quantifiable

Contemporary Examples of quantifiable

But seriously, the fame of Breaking Bad—that has been a quantifiable change.
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British Dictionary definitions for quantifiable

quantify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)

to discover or express the quantity of
logic to specify the quantity of (a term) by using a quantifier, such as all, some, or no

Derived Formsquantifiable, adjectivequantification, noun

Word Origin for quantify

C19: from Medieval Latin quantificāre, from Latin quantus how much + facere to make

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Word Origin and History for quantifiable

adj.

1868, from quantify + -able. Related: Quantifiably.

quantify

1840, from Medieval Latin quantificare, from Latin quantus "as much," correlative pronomial adjective (see quantity) + facere "to make" (see factitious). Literal sense of "determine the quantity of, measure" is from 1878. Related: Quantified; quantifying.