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Vinony

quantitate

verb

  1. to measure the quality or extent of
  2. to perform quantitative analysis on
  3. to express in numerical terms
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.teɪt/

verb

Etymology: Back-formation from quantitative.

  1. To measure the quantity of, especially with high accuracy and taking uncertainty into account, as in quantitative analysis.

    “Lastly, a "toeprint" of 30S subunits bound to T4 gene 32 mRNA has been observed with MMLV reverse transcriptase; while the experiment has not been quantitated, appearance of a signal at a subunit concentration of 0.02 μM is consistent with a binding constant on the order of 10⁷ M⁻¹ (Hartz et al., 1991).”