quantify

quantifier

Exprimer par un nombre la quantité de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To show how much of something there is by giving it a number.

• We need to quantify the damage.
• The report quantified the benefits of regular exercise.
• How can we quantify the effect of these changes?

Synonymes : measure

Expressions courantes : quantify the impact, quantify the damage

calculer

Trouver la valeur numérique d’une expression mathématique ou d’une quantité inconnue.

En anglais simple : To work out the number that a mathematical expression or unknown quantity represents.

• Use this formula to quantify the variable.
• The students quantified each expression using the given values.
• Can this equation help us quantify the unknown quantity?

Synonymes : calculate, evaluate

Expressions courantes : quantify a variable, quantify an expression

quantifier

Préciser si une affirmation logique s’applique à tous les membres d’un groupe ou à au moins un.

En anglais simple : To state whether a logical claim applies to every member of a group or at least one member.

• We must quantify the variable.
• The formula quantifies over the real numbers.
• She quantified the predicate using an existential symbol.

Comment l'utiliser : quantify over something (This statement quantifies over all positive integers.)

Expressions courantes : quantify a predicate, quantify over something