quantify

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quantify

/ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ/ UK
/ˈkwɑn.tɪˌfaɪ/ US, dialectal
[ˈkwɑn.ɾɪˌfaɪ] US, dialectal
/ˈkwɑn.təˌfaɪ/ US, dialectal
[ˈkwɑn.ɾəˌfaɪ] US, dialectal
/ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ/ Canada, dialectal
[ˈkwɒn.ɾɪˌfaɪ] Canada, dialectal
/ˈkwɔn.tɪˌfɑe/ Australia
/ˈkwɒn.təˌfaɪ/ New Zealand
[ˈkwɔ̟n.təˌfɑe̯] New Zealand

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From Medieval Latin quantifico (introduced by Sir William Hamilton in logic).

verb quantifies · quantifying · quantified

transitive To assign a quantity to.
Similar: quantitate
To determine the value of (a variable or expression). As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.
To relate a statement (called a predicate) to a given set using a quantifier—either for all (denoted ∀) or there exists (denoted ∃). The statement (#92;forallx#92;in#92;mathbb#123;R#125;)#92;,2x#61;x#43;x quantifies over the real numbers.

Similar: admeasure, bemete, benchmark, enumerate, measure, mete, numericalize, quantify · Opposite: assume, guess, mismeasure

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: measure, quantification, quantitation, quantitative, quantitatively, quantitate, measurable, count, benchmark, measurement, determine, identify, estimate, magnitude, put, compute

verb

Similar: admeasure, bemete, benchmark, enumerate, measure, mete, numericalize, quantify · Opposite: assume, guess, mismeasure

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verb to assign a quantity to

Español	cuantificar, cifrar
Português	quantificar
Français	quantifier
Deutsch	quantifizieren
Italiano	quantificare
Română	cuantifica
Русский	квантифици́ровать kvantificírovatʹ

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@misc{quantify_2026,
  title = {quantify},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quantify},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}