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quantify

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quantify /ˈkwän(t)əˌfī, ˈkwɑn(t)əˌfaɪ /
verb
(quantifies, quantifying, quantified)
[with object]
1 express or measure the quantity of:
it's very hard to quantify the cost.
2 Logic define the application of (a term or proposition) by the use of all, some, etc., e.g., “for all x if x is A then x is B.”.
– ORIGIN mid 16th century : from medieval Latin quantificare, from Latin quantus how much.