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).

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)