verb

quantify

KWON-tih-feye

verb

To measure or express something as a specific amount or number.

"It is hard to quantify how much the new policy actually helped."

"Researchers tried to quantify the risk using historical data."

How to Use Quantify

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo put a number on something so it can be measured or compared.

Common pairings

difficult to quantify quantify the impact quantify the risk

quantified past tense, quantifies singular

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It is hard to _____ how much the new policy actually helped.

From Medieval Latin quantifico, a term introduced into logic by the philosopher Sir William Hamilton.

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