quantify
/ˈkwɑn.tɪˌfaɪ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To determine the value of (a variable or expression).
Example Sentences
- "As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds."
- "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."
- "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."
- "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."
- "The statement (#92;forallx#92;in#92;mathbb#123;R#125;)#92;,2x#61;x#43;x quantifies over the real numbers."
Etymology
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).
Word Breakdown
- Root: quantifico
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkwɑn.tɪˌfaɪ/
- British English: /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ/