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quantify.

To assign a quantity to.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkwɑn.tɪˌfaɪ/General-American, dialectal[ˈkwɑn.ɾɪˌfaɪ]General-American, dialectal/ˈkwɑn.təˌfaɪ/General-American, dialectal
  1. To assign a quantity to.

    transitive
  2. To determine the value of (a variable or expression).

  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.
Where this word comes from

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).

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