overquantify

English

Etymology

over- +‎ quantify

Verb

overquantify (third-person singular simple present overquantifies, present participle overquantifying, simple past and past participle overquantified)

1. (transitive) To quantify too much; to interpret with too great a focus on numbers, quotas, etc.
   • 2000, Kenneth D. Peterson, Teacher evaluation:

     Problems arise with evaluation systems that are overquantified — when decisions or judgments predominantly rely on satisfying numerical requirements.