ˈkwäntəˌfī sometimes ˈkwȯn- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: Medieval Latin quantificare, from Latin quantus how much + -ficare -fy — more at quantity
1.
a. : to qualify (a term in a logical proposition) by indicating the logical quantity
the word “all” quantifies “men” in the proposition “all men are mortal”
: bind (a variable in a sentential function) by prefixing a quantifier
b. : to make (the logical quantity of a term) explicit (as by transforming “the Chinese are industrious” into “most Chinese are industrious”) — compare quantification , quantifier
2.
a. : to determine, express, or measure the quantity of
b. : to transform or translate from the qualitative into the quantitative