quantify
gb/kwˈɔntɪfˌaɪ/ us/kwˈɔntɪfˌaɪ/
B2
الإنجليزية
~ 7400
számszerűsít, felmér, megbecsül, kvantifikál, kvantorral köt
فعل
B2
FORMAL
1
számszerűsít
C1
نمط الاستخدام:
to quantify [something]
The study aims to quantify the impact of air pollution on children’s health.
A tanulmány célja, hogy számszerűsítse a légszennyezés hatását a gyermekek egészségére.
We need to quantify the benefits of the new software before we invest more money.
Számszerűsítenünk kell az új szoftver előnyeit, mielőtt több pénzt fektetnénk bele.
Scientists have quantified the amount of carbon dioxide released by the factory each year.
It is difficult to quantify exactly how much water is lost through leaks in the system.
The team quantified customer satisfaction using a ten-point scale.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
The company wants to quantify how much energy it uses.
A vállalat számszerűsíteni szeretné, mennyi energiát használ fel.
Doctors try to quantify the level of pain on a scale from one to ten.
Az orvosok egy egytől tízig terjedő skálán próbálják számszerűsíteni a fájdalom mértékét.
We used a survey to quantify student interest in the new course.
The test helps the lab quantify the amount of sugar in the blood.
Researchers quantified the damage after the storm.
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse "quantify" with "quantity" and say *"We need to quantity the data"* instead of "We need to quantify the data." Another mistake is using it without an object, as in *"We must quantify"* when they mean "We must quantify the problem."
المعنى
measure or express in numbers
المتلازمات اللفظية
quantify the impact
|quantify the risk
|quantify the results
|quantify the benefits
|quantify the effect
|quantify the amount
المرادفات
measure (More general and slightly less formal; can involve tools or comparison, and is not always focused on giving a clear numeric value.)
الأضداد
describe (Focuses on explaining qualities in words rather than giving a numeric amount or exact figure.)
الموضوعات
science
|business
|academia
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
To show or measure how much of something there is, usually with numbers.
To measure or express the amount, size, or extent of something, usually by using numbers or other precise quantities.
فعل
C1
FORMAL
2
نمط الاستخدام:
to quantify [abstract_thing]
The emotional cost of the accident is impossible to quantify.
A baleset lelki árát lehetetlen felmérni.
It is difficult to quantify the influence that social media has on young people.
Nehéz felmérni, milyen hatással van a közösségi média a fiatalokra.
We are trying to quantify the value of volunteer work in the local community.
The long-term effects of the new policy are hard to quantify at this stage.
Her contribution to the project cannot be fully quantified in financial terms.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
The stress from his job is hard to quantify.
A munkájából fakadó stresszt nehéz felmérni.
It is difficult to quantify how much trust was lost.
Nehéz felmérni, mennyi bizalom veszett el.
The value of good friends cannot be quantified.
The damage to their relationship is not easy to quantify.
We tried to quantify the success of the program, but many results were not clear.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may think "quantify" always means giving an exact number. In this sense, it often means estimating or judging size or importance, not necessarily producing a precise figure. They may also wrongly use an adjective like *"very quantify"* instead of using a phrase such as "hard to quantify."
المعنى
estimate size or importance
المتلازمات اللفظية
hard to quantify
|difficult to quantify
|impossible to quantify
|cannot be quantified
|trying to quantify
|attempt to quantify
المرادفات
assess (Focuses more on forming a judgment of value or size, and does not necessarily suggest using numbers or measurements.)
الأضداد
overlook (Means to fail to notice or consider something at all, instead of trying to estimate or judge its size or importance.)
الموضوعات
emotions
|business
|academia
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
To say how big or important something is, even when it is hard to give a clear number.
To judge or estimate the size, degree, or importance of something, especially when it cannot easily be measured exactly.
فعل
C2
TECHNICAL
3
kvantifikál
C2
نمط الاستخدام:
to quantify [variable/expression]
In this formula, we quantify the variable x with a universal quantifier.
Ebben a képletben az x változót univerzális kvantorral kvantifikáljuk.
The notation allows us to quantify over sets of possible worlds.
A jelölés lehetővé teszi, hogy lehetséges világok halmazai fölött kvantifikáljunk.
Linguists study how natural languages quantify events and individuals in different ways.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
In this rule, we quantify the variable x.
Ebben a szabályban az x változót kvantifikáljuk.
The teacher showed us how to quantify a variable with "for all."
A tanár megmutatta, hogyan kell egy változót a „minden” kvantorral kvantifikálni.
When you quantify the variable, it is no longer free.
We can quantify over all real numbers in this statement.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse this technical sense with the general meaning of simply "measuring" something. In logic and linguistics, it specifically refers to adding symbols or words like ∀ (for all) or ∃ (there exists) to a variable or expression.
المعنى
apply a logical quantifier
المتلازمات اللفظية
quantify a variable
|quantify over
|universally quantify
|existentially quantify
|quantify the predicate
المرادفات
bind (Technical term in logic and linguistics; refers to making a variable bound, often by quantifying it.)
الأضداد
free (In logic, a "free" variable is one that has not been quantified or bound in an expression.)
الموضوعات
mathematics
|linguistics
|logic
|science
|education
التعريف
In logic or math, to add words like "for all" or "there exists" to a variable or statement.
In logic, mathematics, or linguistics, to apply a quantifier such as "for all" or "there exists" to a variable or expression.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
quantify
IPA
GB/kwˈɔntɪfˌaɪ/
US/kwˈɔntɪfˌaɪ/
المقاطع والنبر
quanti - fy (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (quanti)
تصريفات الكلمة
Verb
- Base: quantify
- 3rd Person Singular: quantifies
- Present Participle: quantifying
- Past: quantified
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
quantifies
verb
quantifying
verb
quantified
verb
Core family
quantity
noun A2
quantitative
adjective C1
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
unquantifiable
adjective
Advanced or less common
quantifier
noun
التعبيرات
hard to quantify
1/hˈɑɹd tə kwˈɔntɪfˌaɪ/
fixed phrase
formal
difficult to measure in numbers
Used when something cannot easily be shown with numbers or exact amounts.
أمثلة
- The true cost of the crisis is hard to quantify.
- The benefits of early education are real but hard to quantify in dollars.
- Some aspects of happiness are hard to quantify.