quantify
verbUK /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ/ · US /ˈkwɑn.tɪˌfaɪ/
Etymology From Medieval Latin quantifico (introduced by Sir William Hamilton in logic).
1
To assign a quantity to.
2
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 23, Robert M. Pringle, “How to Be Manipulative”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 03 Oct 2013, page 31:
- 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, “Dichloroacetate, the Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex and the Modulation of mESC Pluripotency”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
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- 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 (pleasurable) to a very negative (aversive) emotional state.2015 August 15, “Expression of Emotional Arousal in Two Different Piglet Call Types”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
- Standards for methanol extracted pigments chlorophyll a, c 2 . peridinin, β carotene, diatoxanthin and diadinoxanthin were used for quantifying pigments which were normalized per cell.2015 October 29, “Transcriptomic Changes in Coral Holobionts Provide Insights into Physiological Challenges of Future Climate and Ocean Change”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
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Human sciences, Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, Sciences 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.
- Synonyms
- quantitate, admeasure, bemete, benchmark, enumerate, measure, mete, numericalize, quantify
- Antonyms
- assume, guess, mismeasure
- Derived terms
- misquantify, overquantify, quantifiability, quantifiable, requantify, semiquantify
- Related terms
- estimate, eyeball, operationalize, classify, measuring device
- Hypernyms
- determine
- Hyponyms
- calibrate, chain, dial, fathom, fluoroscope, gauge, girt, mensurate, overmeasure, parallax, photometer, premeasure, remeasure, requantify, titer, undermeasure, walk off, weigh