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quan·ti·fy [ kwóntə f ] (past and past participle quan·ti·fied, present participle quan·ti·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular quan·ti·fies)

transitive verb

Definition:

1. determine number or extent of something: to calculate or express the number, degree, or amount of something

2. show range of reference of something: to use a quantifier to limit the range of individuals or items referred to in a sentence or proposition

[Mid-19th century. < medieval Latin quantificare< Latin quantus "how much"]

quan·ti·fi·a·ble [ kwòntə f əb'l ] adjective

quan·ti·fi·ca·tion [ kwòntəfi káysh'n ] noun