Quantify vs Compute - What's the difference?
quantify | compute |
To assign a quantity to.
To determine the value of (a variable or expression).
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To reckon or calculate.
(informal) To make sense.
As verbs the difference between quantify and compute
is that quantify is to assign a quantity to while compute is to reckon or calculate.quantify
English
Verb
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Synonyms
* (measure the quantity of) quantitatecompute
English
Verb
(comput)- Can anyone here compute the square root of 10201?
- Does that compute , or do I need to explain further?