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quantify
[ kwon-tuh-fahy ]
verb (used with object)
- to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- Logic. to make explicit the quantity of (a proposition).
- to give quantity to (something regarded as having only quality).
quantify
/ ˈɒԳɪˌڲɪ /
verb
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˌܲԳپھˈپDz, noun
- ˈܲԳپˌھ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·پ·ھ·· [kwon-t, uh, -, fahy, -, uh, -bil], adjective
- ܲ·پ·ھ··پDz [kwon-t, uh, -f, uh, -, key, -sh, uh, n], noun
- ܲ·ܲ·پ·ھ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of quantify1
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Example Sentences
The estimated number of excess deaths and illnesses from the EPA’s actions are likely an undercount due to long-term outcomes, such as cancer, that are harder to quantify, Symons said.
“The prevalence of N2O use is difficult to quantify but appears to be increasing,” cited one International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health study in 2022.
"If you can start to understand your problem and quantify it then you can start to take bite-sized chunks out of it with your activities in the catchment."
"It is impossible to quantify whether these political visits actually lead to investment or sales, so you cannot really prove it one way or another," he said.
Scientists will spend the next months and years quantifying the exact degree to which this particular disaster can be attributed to climate change.
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