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quantify

[ kwon-tuh-fahy ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, quan·ti·fied, quan·ti·fy·ing.

quantify

/ ˈkwɒntɪˌfaɪ /

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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