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quan·ti·fy
(kwŏn′tə-fī′)tr.v. quan·ti·fied, quan·ti·fy·ing, quan·ti·fies
1. To determine or express the quantity of.
2. Logic To limit the variables of (a proposition) by prefixing an operator such as all or some.
[Medieval Latin quantificāre : Latin quantus, how great; see quantity + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]
quan′ti·fi′a·ble adj.
quan′ti·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
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quantify
(ˈkwɒntɪˌfaɪ)vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied
1. to discover or express the quantity of
2. (Logic) logic to specify the quantity of (a term) by using a quantifier, such as all, some, or no
[C19: from Medieval Latin quantificāre, from Latin quantus how much + facere to make]
ˈquantiˌfiable adj
ˌquantifiˈcation n
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quan•ti•fy
(ˈkwɒn təˌfaɪ)v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.
1. to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
2. Logic. to make explicit the quantity of (a proposition).
3. to give quantity to (something regarded as having only quality).
quan′ti•fi`a•ble, adj.
quan`ti•fi•ca′tion, n.
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quantify
Past participle: quantified
Gerund: quantifying
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| Verb | 1. | quantify - use as a quantifier logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference |
| 2. | quantify - express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?" gauge - measure precisely and against a standard; "the wire is gauged" scale - measure with or as if with scales; "scale the gold" meter - measure with a meter; "meter the flow of water" clock, time - measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners" titrate - measure by (the volume or concentration of solutions) by titration plumb - measure the depth of something |
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Translations
vyčíslit
kvantificerekvantitetsbestemme
määrittääkvantifioida
kvantificirati
量を決める
정량화하다
kvantifiera
บอกจำนวน
định lượng
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quantify
vt → quantifizieren (form), → in Zahlen ausdrücken
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quantify
→ يَقْيسُ مِقْدار vyčíslit kvantitetsbestemme quantifizieren προσδιορίζω ποσοτικά cuantificar määrittää quantifier kvantificirati quantificare 量を決める 정량화하다 kwantificeren kvantifisere określić ilościowo quantificar определять количество kvantifiera บอกจำนวน miktar belirtmek định lượng 量化Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009