quantify

verb [T]

/ˈkwɑn·təˌfɑɪ/

Definition

› to measure or judge the amount or number of something: It’s difficult to quantify how many people will have to pay higher taxes.

(Definition of quantify verb from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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