quantify

== English == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin quantifico (introduced by Sir William Hamilton in logic). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ/ (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkwɑn.tɪˌfaɪ/, [ˈkwɑn.ɾɪˌfaɪ], /ˈkwɑn.təˌfaɪ/, [ˈkwɑn.ɾəˌfaɪ] (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ/, [ˈkwɒn.ɾɪˌfaɪ] (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkwɔn.tɪˌfɑe/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈkwɒn.təˌfaɪ/, [ˈkwɔ̟n.təˌfɑe̯] === Verb === quantify (third-person singular simple present quantifies, present participle quantifying, simple past and past participle quantified) (transitive) To assign a quantity to. To determine the value of (a variable or expression). (logic) To relate a statement (called a predicate) to a given set using a quantifier—either for all (denoted ∀) or there exists (denoted ∃). ==== Synonyms ==== (measure the quantity of): quantitate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====