quantify

English

Etymology

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

Verb

quantify (third-person singular simple present quantifies, present participle quantifying, simple past and past participle quantified)

1. To assign a quantity to.
2. To determine the value of (a variable or expression).
   • 2012 January 1, Robert M. Pringle, “How to Be Manipulative”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 31: 

     As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.

Synonyms

• (measure the quantity of): quantitate

Translations

to assign a quantity to

• Danish: kvantificere (da)
• Finnish: määrittää (fi), kvantifioida (fi)
• French: quantifier (fr)

• Macedonian: мери (mk) (méri), квантификува (mk) (kvantifíkuva)
• Swedish: kvantifiera (sv)