quantify

verb
/ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ/UK/ˈkwɑn.tɪˌfaɪ/US/ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ/CA/ˈkwɔn.tɪˌfɑe/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin quantifico (introduced by Sir William Hamilton in logic).

  1. derived from quantifico

Definitions

  1. To assign a quantity to.

  2. To determine the value of (a variable or expression).

    • 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.
  3. To relate a statement (called a predicate) to a given set using a quantifier—either for…

    To relate a statement (called a predicate) to a given set using a quantifier—either for all (denoted ∀) or there exists (denoted ∃).

    • The statement (#92;forallx#92;in#92;mathbb#123;R#125;)#92;,2x#61;x#43;x quantifies over the real numbers.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for quantify. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA