quantify

ˈkwɑːn.tɪ.faɪ

quantified, quantifies

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Definition of quantify - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

express numericallyexpress or measure the quantity of something in numerical terms

The report quantifies the impact of the new policy on productivity..

assess

gauge

measure

mathematicsdetermine the amount or number of something

We need to quantify the resources available.

calculate

measure

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Origin of quantify

Latin, quantus (how much) + facere (to make)

Terms with quantify included in their meaning

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measure

official scale

standard unit used to quantify something

immeasurable

adj.

measurement

impossible to measure or quantify

beyond calculation

adj.

immeasurable

impossible to quantify or measure

cubic measure

volume sizing

units or standards used to quantify three-dimensional capacity

peak area

science

measure of the region under a signal peak used to quantify amount

immunochemical assay

quantification method

method to quantify substances through antigen-antibody interaction

radiometric

adj.

lab science

involving techniques or devices used to quantify emitted energy

Examples of quantify in a sentence

It's hard to quantify the benefits of the new system.
Scientists attempt to quantify the impact of climate change.
It's challenging to quantify the benefits of the new policy.

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French:quantifier, évaluer, ...
German:quantifizieren, messen, ...
Italian:misurare, calcolare, ...
Spanish:cuantificar, calcular, ...
Portuguese:medir, calcular, ...
Chinese:量化, 确定, ...
Japanese:数値化する, 定量化する, ...
Arabic:كَمَّ, قَيَّمَ, ...
Hebrew:לְכַמֵּת, לְכַמֵּת, ...
Russian:выражать количественно, определять количество, ...
Ukrainian:кількісно оцінювати, кількісно оцінити, ...
Hindi:परिमाणित करना, गणना करना, ...
Bengali:সংখ্যায় প্রকাশ করা, গণনা করা, ...
Catalan:quantificar, avaluar, ...
Czech:kvantifikovat, určit, ...
Danish:kvantificere, bestemme, ...
Dutch:kwantificeren, bepalen, ...
Greek:ποσοτικοποιώ, μετρώ, ...
Hungarian:számszerűsíteni, mennyiségileg meghatározni, ...
Khmer:កំណត់ជាចំនួន, កំណត់បរិមាណ, ...
Korean:수량화하다, 정량화하다, ...
Persian:کمی‌سازی کردن, اندازه‌گیری کرد, ...
Polish:kwantyfikować, określić, ...
Portuguese (BR):medir, calcular, ...
Romanian:a cuantifica, a determina cantitatea, ...
Swedish:kvantifiera, ...
Thai:ระบุเป็นตัวเลข, กำหนดปริมาณ, ...
Turkish:ölçmek, miktarını belirlemek, ...
Vietnamese:định lượng, tính toán, ...

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