quantify
To assign a quantity to.
Verb
- To assign a quantity to.
- 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. - 2012 January 5, Robert M. Pringle, “How to Be Manipulative”, in...
- 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. - 2015 July 6,...
- 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...
- 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.
Origin
From Medieval Latin quantifico (introduced by Sir William Hamilton in logic).
Forms
Synonyms
quantitate admeasure bemete benchmark enumerate measure mete numericalize quantify
Antonyms
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Hyponyms
calibrate chain dial fathom fluoroscope gauge girt mensurate overmeasure parallax photometer premeasure remeasure requantify titer undermeasure walk off weigh
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Derived
misquantify overquantify quantifiability quantifiable requantify semiquantify