Quantify Meaning
/ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo assign a quantity to.
verbTo determine the value of (a variable or expression).
Sentence Examples
Can you quantify happiness?
It's difficult to quantify how bright her personality is.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
To solve the problem, engineers must ____ the exact energy consumption of the building.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The researchers attempted to ____ the economic impact of the policy change on small businesses.
Word Origin & History
From Medieval Latin quantifico (introduced by Sir William Hamilton in logic).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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 26, Robert M. Pringle, “How to Be Manipulative”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 03 Oct 2013, page 31:
"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:
"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:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
To solve the problem, engineers must ____ the exact energy consumption of the building.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The researchers attempted to ____ the economic impact of the policy change on small businesses.