quantify
verb
quan·ti·fy
ˈkwän-tə-ˌfī 
quantified; quantifying
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
The statement quantified the Moroccan government’s investment in the Ouarzazate cinema city at 240 million Moroccan Dirhams, which is more than $25 million.
—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
3 July 2026
As the cost of quantifying and automating information falls toward zero, such wins and displacements will multiply faster and farther than most institutions can adapt.
—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Now, a report from the International Council on Clean Transportation has tried to quantify that effect, comparing various electrification scenarios over the next couple of decades.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2026
Our analysis did not seek to quantify exactly what happened to all the water that COID diverted but that was not consumed by crops.
—
Emily Cureton Cook,
ProPublica,
26 June 2026
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Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
3 July 2026
As the cost of quantifying and automating information falls toward zero, such wins and displacements will multiply faster and farther than most institutions can adapt.
—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Now, a report from the International Council on Clean Transportation has tried to quantify that effect, comparing various electrification scenarios over the next couple of decades.
—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2026
Our analysis did not seek to quantify exactly what happened to all the water that COID diverted but that was not consumed by crops.
—
Emily Cureton Cook,
ProPublica,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for quantify
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“Quantify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantify. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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