quantify

数量化する

何かがどれだけあるかを、数値で示す。

やさしい英語で： 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?

類義語： measure

よく使う表現： quantify the impact, quantify the damage

値を求める

数式や未知の数量が表す数値を計算する。

やさしい英語で： 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?

類義語： calculate, evaluate

よく使う表現： quantify a variable, quantify an expression

量化する

論理的な主張が、集団の全員に当てはまるか、少なくとも一人に当てはまるか示す。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： quantify over something (This statement quantifies over all positive integers.)

よく使う表現： quantify a predicate, quantify over something