quantify
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təˌfaɪ Origin:
1830–40; < Medieval Latin quantificāre, equivalent to Latin quant(us) how much + -ificāre -ify
1830–40; < Medieval Latin quantificāre, equivalent to Latin quant(us) how much + -ificāre -ify
Related forms
quan·ti·fi·a·ble, adjective
quan·ti·fi·a·bly, adverb
quan·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
non·quan·ti·fi·a·ble, adjective
un·quan·ti·fi·a·ble, adjective
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| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| 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 |
| [C19: from Medieval Latin quantificāre, from Latin quantus how much + facere to make] | |
| 'quantifiable | |
| —adj | |
| quantifi'cation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
quantify
c.1840, as a term in logic, from M.L. quantificare, from L. quantus "how much" + facere "to make" (see factitious). Lit. sense of "determine the quantity of, measure" is from 1878.
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Example sentences
And in cases where they seem to have helped, it's quite difficult to quantify how much, if at all.
We wrote this paper in an attempt to systematize and quantify the field, to make it something you can seriously address.
Researchers develop a mathematical method to quantify ballooning bosoms and winnowed waists in retouched photos.
We observe some natural event and attempt to quantify it.
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