quantify

/'kwɔntifai/

Thân thiện

The scientist needs to quantify the amount of chemical in the beaker.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To express or measure something as a number or quantity: To describe or define something by using a specific numerical value, measurement, or amount.
   • To use as a quantifier in logic or linguistics: In formal contexts, to specify the quantity of a variable, such as using words like "all," "some," or "none."

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • It is difficult to quantify the exact benefits of the new policy. (It is hard to measure the precise advantages as a number.)
  • The study aims to quantify the correlation between exercise and sleep quality. (The research seeks to express the relationship using numerical data.)
  • In the sentence "All cats are animals," the word "all" is used to quantify the subject "cats." (Here, "all" functions as a logical quantifier.)

Advanced Usage

• "to quantify over" (Logic/Philosophy): To specify the range of objects a statement applies to.
  • The proposition quantifies over all possible outcomes. (The statement applies a quantifier to every potential result.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quantifiable (adj): Able to be measured or expressed as a number.
  • The damage was not quantifiable in monetary terms.
• Quantification (n): The act or process of quantifying.
  • The quantification of risk is a key step in the analysis.

Synonyms

• Measure: To determine the size, amount, or degree of something.
• Calculate: To determine mathematically or by computation.
• Gauge: To estimate or measure a quantity.

Related Phrases

• Quantify the impact: To measure the effect or influence numerically.
  • We need to quantify the impact of the marketing campaign.
• Hard to quantify: Difficult to measure or express numerically.
  • Customer loyalty is a hard-to-quantify asset.

Học thuật

Verb

1. express as a number or measure or quantity
   • Can you quantify your results?
2. use as a quantifier

Từ đồng nghĩa

• measure