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quantify

Main Entry:: quan·ti·fy
Pronunciation:: \-ˌfī\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: quan·ti·fied; quan·ti·fy·ing
Etymology:: Medieval Latin quantificare, from Latin quantus how much
Date:: circa 1840

1 a (1): to limit by a quantifier (2): to bind by prefixing a quantifier b: to make explicit the logical quantity of2: to determine, express, or measure the quantity of

— quan·ti·fi·able

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\ˌkwän-tə-ˈfī-ə-bəl\ adjective

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