quantify

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de mesurer ou d'exprimer la quantité de quelque chose, souvent en termes numériques.

A verb used to express the act of measuring or expressing the quantity of something, often in numerical terms.

1. Measure or countB2formal

   To express or measure the amount or number of something.

   quantifier (mesurer ou compter)

   • Scientists quantify the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
   • It is difficult to quantify the exact value of this artwork.
   • The survey quantified the number of people who support the new policy.

   Synonymesassesscalculatecomputecountenumerategaugemeasure

2. Use as a quantifierC1formal

   To specify or indicate the quantity of something, often in logic or grammar.

   Utiliser comme quantificateur

   • In logic, we quantify variables to express statements like 'all' or 'some'.
   • The word 'many' quantifies the noun in a sentence.
   • The researcher quantified the data using statistical methods.