different between quantify vs counting

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin quantificare (introduced by Sir William Hamilton in logic)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?kw??n.t?.fa?/

Verb

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

1. To assign a quantity to.
2. To determine the value of (a variable or expression).
3. (logic) To relate a statement (called a predicate) to a given set using a quantifier—either for all (denoted ?) or there exists (denoted ?).

Synonyms

• (measure the quantity of): quantitate

Translations

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ka?nt??/
• Hyphenation: count?ing
• Rhymes: -a?nt??

Noun

counting (countable and uncountable, plural countings)

1. a count
2. the act by which something is counted.

Synonyms

• (act of making a count): enumeration, numbering; see also Thesaurus:counting

Hyponyms

• reference counting

Translations

Verb

counting

1. present participle of count

Derived terms

• countinghouse, counting house
• prime-counting

Related terms

• and counting
• counting number

References

• counting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia