First Known Use: circa 1840
Dictionary
quantify
verb quan·ti·fy \-ˌfī\
: to find or calculate the quantity or amount of (something)
quan·ti·fiedquan·ti·fy·ing
Full Definition of QUANTIFY
transitive verb
1
a (1) : to limit by a quantifier (2) : to bind by prefixing a quantifier b : to make explicit the logical quantity of
2
: to determine, express, or measure the quantity of
— quan·ti·fi·able \ˌkwän-tə-ˈfī-ə-bəl\ adjective
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Origin of QUANTIFY
Medieval Latin quantificare, from Latin quantus how much
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