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quantify

[kwon-tuh-fahy]
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verb (used with object), quan·ti·fied, quan·ti·fy·ing.
  1. to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
  2. Logic. to make explicit the quantity of (a proposition).
  3. to give quantity to (something regarded as having only quality).
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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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British Dictionary definitions for quantifies

quantify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)
  1. to discover or express the quantity of
  2. logic to specify the quantity of (a term) by using a quantifier, such as all, some, or no
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Derived Formsquantifiable, adjectivequantification, noun

Word Origin

C19: from Medieval Latin quantificāre, from Latin quantus how much + facere to make
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Word Origin and History for quantifies

quantify

v.

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.

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