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Definitions for quantify
ˈkwɒn təˌfaɪquan·ti·fy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. quantifyverb

    use as a quantifier

  2. quantify, measureverb

    express as a number or measure or quantity

    "Can you quantify your results?"

GCIDE

  1. Quantifyverb

    (Logic) To make explicit the quantity of; as, to quantify a variable.

Wiktionary

  1. quantifyverb

    To assign a quantity to.

  2. quantifyverb

    To determine the value of (a variable or expression).

  3. Etymology: From quantificare (introduced by Sir William Hamilton in logic)

ChatGPT

  1. quantify

    To quantify means to measure or express the quantity or amount of something. It involves assigning a numerical value or count to a particular aspect, characteristic, or attribute to determine its size, amount, degree, or value. This is often used in various fields such as mathematics, science, research, and business to perform accurate analysis or make data-driven decisions.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Quantify

    kwon′ti-fī, v.t. to determine with respect to quantity: to fix or express the quantity of.—n. Quantificā′tion, the art, process, or form by which anything is quantified.—Quantification of the predicate, a phrase belonging to logic, signifying the attachment of the signs of quantity to the predicate. [L. quantus, how great, facĕre, to make.]

Editors Contribution

  1. quantify

    To express as a number, quantity or amount.

    They were able to quantify the number of kind acts being completed daily.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 30, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of quantify in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of quantify in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of quantify in a Sentence

  1. Ami Daniel:

    If a vessel is unloading oil we can say what type of oil and how much. We can quantify what vessels do rather than what they say.

  2. Amanda Augustine:

    The best way to do this is to quantify or tell a story.

  3. William Ripple:

    These feedbacks may be large and are difficult to accurately quantify.

  4. Bill Rogin:

    It is extremely difficult to truly quantify all of the great things this man has selflessly done for, and on behalf of, our many men and women in uniform.

  5. Scott Evans:

    In order to quantify those changes in diversity and test hypothesized causes for such change, we compiled a database of every record of Ediacaran fossil occurrences from around the world.

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