as in to measure
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to find the quantity or amount of (something)
It is difficult to quantify intelligence. Doctors have quantified the risks of smoking cigarettes. It is impossible to quantify the number of websites on the Internet.
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Recent Examples of quantify
That said, this particular app can quantify its value better than others.
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Nick Perry, USA Today, 9 June 2026
For the positive environmental impact assessment, Statista partnered with the The Upright Project to quantify the holistic impact of each company’s product and service portfolio, including its alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
—Time Staff, Time, 9 June 2026
The more decisive factor, at least in my observation over the past few years, is a cultural orientation toward children and family life that is difficult to quantify, but immediately felt.
—Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
That’s hard to quantify, but that’s of value.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
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Nick Perry, USA Today, 9 June 2026
For the positive environmental impact assessment, Statista partnered with the The Upright Project to quantify the holistic impact of each company’s product and service portfolio, including its alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
—Time Staff, Time, 9 June 2026
The more decisive factor, at least in my observation over the past few years, is a cultural orientation toward children and family life that is difficult to quantify, but immediately felt.
—Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
That’s hard to quantify, but that’s of value.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantify
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In exchange, Washington has lifted personal sanctions against the interim president and backed measured aimed at Venezuela’s economic recovery, signaling a notable departure for previous policy.—
Alfredo Meza,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Their measuring stick was built for a different kind of estimate.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The engineer was the cofounder of Wang Laboratories, which helped propel computing into the office with its line of word processors.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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This approach to text generation shifts the bottleneck from memory bandwidth to compute, generating up to 256 tokens in parallel.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
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While Estrella found a permanent home, Valle cautioned residents to assess each situation carefully.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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The source also said Bessent has directed his team to assess conditions in the Gulf and request comprehensive estimates of costs associated with such repairs.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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Each weighs about a third of a pound.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Police described Taylor as a Black male standing approximately 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing about 130 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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“Quantify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantify. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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