Dictionary

quantify en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• [ˈkwɒn.ɾɪˌfaɪ] (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• /ˈkwɔn.tɪˌfɑe/ (Australia)
• /ˈkwɒn.təˌfaɪ/ (New-Zealand)
• [ˈkwɑn.ɾəˌfaɪ] (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkwɑn.tɪˌfaɪ/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• [ˈkwɔ̟n.təˌfɑe̯] (New-Zealand)
• [ˈkwɑn.ɾɪˌfaɪ] (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• /ˈkwɑn.təˌfaɪ/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷos? Proto-Indo-European *-onts? Proto-Indo-European *kʷoider.? Proto-Italic *kʷāntos Latin quantus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Medieval Latin quantificōder. English quantify From Medieval Latin quantifico (introduced by Sir William Hamilton in logic).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To assign a quantity to.
2. To determine the value of (a variable or expression).
   • Once more significant differences were observed for CTR w/o LIF. (E)- Protein levels for Hexokinase I and II, GAPDH and PKM1/2 were determined by western Blot and quantified by densiometric evaluation. 2015 July 6, “Dichloroacetate, the Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex and the Modulation of mESC Pluripotency”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
   • As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds. 2012 January 14, Robert M. Pringle, “How to Be Manipulative”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 03 Oct 2013, page 31:
   • Standards for methanol extracted pigments chlorophyll a, c 2 . peridinin, β carotene, diatoxanthin and diadinoxanthin were used for quantifying pigments which were normalized per cell. 2015 October 29, “Transcriptomic Changes in Coral Holobionts Provide Insights into Physiological Challenges of Future Climate and Ocean Change”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
   • The most common model contains two core affect dimensions: arousal, which quantifies the intensity of the response, and valence, which quantifies the aversiveness of the situation—ranging from a very positive (pleasurable) to a very negative (aversive) emotional state. 2015 August 15, “Expression of Emotional Arousal in Two Different Piglet Call Types”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
3. To relate a statement (called a predicate) to a given set using a quantifier—either for all (denoted ∀) or there exists (denoted ∃).
   • The statement (#92;forallx#92;in#92;mathbb#123;R#125;)#92;,2x#61;x#43;x quantifies over the real numbers.

Forms

Antonyms

assume · guess · mismeasure

Deriveds

requantify · misquantify · semiquantify · quantifiable · overquantify · quantifiability

Hypernyms

determine

Hyponyms

titer · premeasure · mensurate · dial · walk off · overmeasure · photometer · remeasure · chain · parallax · weigh · fathom · gauge · calibrate · girt · requantify · undermeasure · fluoroscope

Relateds

operationalize · classify · eyeball · measuring device · estimate

Synonyms

numericalize · measure · quantify · benchmark · bemete · quantitate (measure the quantity of) · admeasure · enumerate · mete

Translations (26)

fr quantifier (to assign a quantity to) · mk ме́ри (to assign a quantity to) · pl określić ilościowo (to assign a quantity to) · ru квантифици́ровать (to assign a quantity to) · fi määrittää (to assign a quantity to) · da gøre målbar (to assign a quantity to) · fi kvantifioida (to assign a quantity to) · fi määrällistää (to assign a quantity to) · hu mennyiségileg/számszerűen meghatároz/kifejez (to assign a quantity to) · ro cuantifica (to assign a quantity to) · it quantificare (to assign a quantity to) · cs kvantifikovat (to assign a quantity to) · mk уколичува (to assign a quantity to) · es cuantificar (to assign a quantity to) · hu számszerűsít (to assign a quantity to) · da kvantificere (to assign a quantity to) · pl określać ilościowo (to assign a quantity to) · hu kvantifikál (to assign a quantity to) · sv kvantifiera (to assign a quantity to) · es cifrar (to assign a quantity to) · ca quantificar (to assign a quantity to) · bg определям количествено (to assign a quantity to) · mk квантифи́кува (to assign a quantity to) · de quantifizieren (to assign a quantity to) · nl kwantificeren (to assign a quantity to) · pt quantificar (to assign a quantity to)