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    quantify
    /ˈkwɒntɪfʌɪ/

    verb

    • 1. express or measure the quantity of: "it is impossible to quantify the extent of the black economy"
    • 2. define the application of (a term or proposition) by the use of all, some, etc., e.g. ‘for all x if x is A then x is B’.

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  2. QUANTIFY definition: 1. to measure or judge the size or amount of something: 2. to measure or judge the size or amount…. Learn more.

  3. 1. a (1) : to limit by a quantifier. (2) : to bind by prefixing a quantifier. b. : to make explicit the logical quantity of. 2. : to determine, express, or measure the quantity of. Examples of quantify in a Sentence. It is difficult to quantify intelligence. Doctors have quantified the risks of smoking cigarettes.

  4. Quantify definition: to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.. See examples of QUANTIFY used in a sentence.

  5. to measure or judge the size or amount of something: It's difficult to quantify how many people will be affected by the change. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Measuring & weighing. cost-of-living index. countable. gage. gravimetrically. hypsometric. measurement. non-quantifiable. non-quantitative. pace something off/out. planimetric.

  6. 1. to discover or express the quantity of. 2. (Logic) 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] ˈquantiˌfiable adj. ˌquantifiˈcation n.

  7. quantify. (kwɒntɪfaɪ ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense quantifies , present participle quantifying , past tense, past participle quantified. verb. If you try to quantify something, you try to calculate how much of it there is.

  8. When you quantify something, you're putting it in numbers. If you're asked to quantify the fingers on your hand, you better say five. If you like math, this word is for you: quantifying is counting or expressing something in numbers.

  9. Quantify definition: To determine or express the quantity of.

  10. quantify something to describe or express something as an amount or a number. The risks to health are impossible to quantify.

  11. QUANTIFY meaning: to measure or state the amount of something: . Learn more.