quantify

[ kwon-tuh-fahy ]

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).

quantify

/ ˈkwɒntɪˌfaɪ /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• ˌquantifiˈcation, noun
• ˈquantiˌfiable, adjective

Other Words From

• quan·ti·fi·a·ble [kwon-t, uh, -, fahy, -, uh, -bil], adjective
• quan·ti·fi·ca·tion [kwon-t, uh, -f, uh, -, key, -sh, uh, n], noun
• un·quan·ti·fied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of quantify¹

First recorded in 1830–40; from Medieval Latin quantificāre, equivalent to Latin quant(us) “how much” + -ificāre -ify

Word History and Origins

Origin of quantify¹

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

Example Sentences

One way to stay on track is to quantify progress where possible.

From Digiday

Of course, it’s hard to define fuzzy traits like positivity—and it’s an even more Herculean task to train an AI model to objectively quantify and measure them.

From Quartz

It’s easy enough to quantify, in terms of military budgets and deployment costs.

From Ozy

County spokeswoman Sarah Sweeney said it is too soon to quantify the longer-term impacts of 2020 on the fund.

From Voice of San Diego

While previous studies have suggested that dolphins learn from peers, this study is the first to quantify the importance of social networks over other factors, says Sonja Wild, a behavioral ecologist at the University of Konstanz in Germany.

From Science News

But does the ability to quantify our babies take away from the natural process of parenting?

From The Daily Beast

He came back, and within years, Dutch East India was doing business, because they could then quantify the risk.

From The Daily Beast

The passage contradicts the knee-jerk reaction which wants to quantify suffering.

From The Daily Beast

But the industry was able to quantify the gains it would reap in injuries avoided and lives saved if they were mandatory.

From The Daily Beast

Though difficult to quantify, this generational factor hurt Mitt Romney last year.

From The Daily Beast

They quantify economic expectations, legal provisions, and tax consequences.

From Project Gutenberg

Skim the fat from the gravy, which should be thickened by shaking in a very small quantify of flour.

From Project Gutenberg

The degree of illiteracy is difficult to quantify, but the result is easy to notice.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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