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 quantification

weight, density, evaluation, analysis, height, amount, frequency, survey, measure, appraisal, assessment, dimension, size, length, computation, pitch, capacity, area, judgment, altitude

Examples from the Web for quantification

Historical Examples of quantification

In this the principle of the quantification of the predicate was first explicitly stated.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 6
Various
Hamilton's great paradox was the quantification of the predicate; a fearful phrase, easily explained.
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II)
Augustus De Morgan
The like may also be said about his other innovation, the Quantification of the Predicate.
Review of the Work of Mr John Stuart Mill Entitled, 'Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy.'
George Grote
And we have traveled the road familiar to many nursing scholars, the road of expertise in objectification and quantification.
Nursing as Caring
Anne Boykin

British Dictionary definitions for quantification

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 quantification

1850, noun of action from quantify.

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.