quantify

verb

quan·​ti·​fy ˈkwän-tə-ˌfī 

quantified; quantifying

transitive verb

1

a(1)

: to limit by a quantifier

(2)

: to bind by prefixing a quantifier

b

: to make explicit the logical quantity of

2

: to determine, express, or measure the quantity of

Examples of quantify in a Sentence

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Interior defensive line is one of the hardest positions to quantify. — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

Case said the critical ingredient is the ability to quantify exposures accurately enough to give investors confidence to commit their capital. — Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026

Ideas can be measured through semantic distance, which is a way of quantifying how distinct individual concepts are. — Roger Beaty, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

But quantifying the benefits from those expenses is surprisingly difficult. — Harvard Business Review, 26 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin quantificare, from Latin quantus how much

First Known Use

1627, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for quantify

• abscissae
• adonai
• alibi
• alkali
• alumni
• amoebae
• amplify
• annuli
• beautify
• brachii
• butterfly
• calculi