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quantifies

quantifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of quantify.

Meaning of quantify

Verb

quantify (third-person singular simple present quantifies, present participle quantifying, simple past and past participle quantified)

  1. (transitive) To assign a quantity to.
    Synonyms:
    quantitate
  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, Robert M. Pringle, “How to Be Manipulative”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 03 Oct 2013, page 31
  3. 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.

Questions about quantifies

What is quantifies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Quantifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of quantify.

Words near quantifies in the dictionary

  1. quantificative
  2. quantified
  3. quantified self
  4. quantifier
  5. quantifiers
  6. quantifies
  7. quantify
  8. quantifying
  9. quantile
  10. quantiled
  11. quantiles

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