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overquantifying

overquantifying is the present participle and gerund of overquantify.

Meaning of overquantify

Verb

overquantify (third-person singular simple present overquantifies, present participle overquantifying, simple past and past participle overquantified)

  1. (transitive) 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

Questions about overquantifying

What is overquantifying the present participle and gerund of?
Overquantifying is the present participle and gerund of overquantify.

Words near overquantifying in the dictionary

  1. overqualifying
  2. overquantification
  3. overquantified
  4. overquantifies
  5. overquantify
  6. overquantifying
  7. overquantities
  8. overquantity
  9. overqueen
  10. overqueens
  11. overquell

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