overquantify

verb

overquantify

verb

Etymology From over- + quantify.

1

To quantify too much; to interpret with too great a focus on numbers, quotas, etc.

  • Problems arise with evaluation systems that are overquantified — when decisions or judgments predominantly rely on satisfying numerical requirements.2000, Kenneth D. Peterson, Teacher evaluation:

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