quantify
[ kwon-tuh-fahy ]
/ ˈkwɒn təˌfaɪ /
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).
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Origin of quantify
First recorded in 1830–40; from Medieval Latin quantificāre, equivalent to Latin quant(us) “how much” + -ificāre -ify
OTHER WORDS FROM quantify
quan·ti·fi·a·ble [kwon-tuh-fahy-uh-bil], /ˌkwɒn təˈfaɪ ə bɪl/, adjectivequan·ti·fi·ca·tion [kwon-tuh-fuh-key-shuhn], /ˌkwɒn tə fəˈkeɪ ʃən/, nounun·quan·ti·fied, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for quantify
quantify
/ (ˈkwɒntɪˌfaɪ) /
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 forms of quantify
quantifiable, adjectivequantification, nounWord Origin for quantify
C19: from Medieval Latin quantificāre, from Latin quantus how much + facere to make
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