overquantify en · VERB
Etymology
From over- + quantify.
Meanings
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(transitive) To quantify too much; to interpret with too great a focus on numbers, quotas, etc.
Problems arise with evaluation systems that are overquantified — when decisions or judgments predominantly rely on satisfying numerical requirements.
2000, Kenneth D. Peterson, Teacher evaluation:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overquantifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overquantifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overquantified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overquantified | Tense=Past | lexicographic |