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   quantify

   /ˈkwɒntɪfʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. express or measure the quantity of: "it is impossible to quantify the extent of the black economy"
   • 2. define the application of (a term or proposition) by the use of all, some, etc., e.g. ‘for all x if x is A then x is B’.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from medieval Latin quantificare, from Latin quantus ‘how much’.

   Scrabble Points: 23

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • F

     4

   • Y

     4

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