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.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
That’s because the game (obviously) won’t ever be replayed and missing out on the chance to bat and field is the kind of harm that can be quantified.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 July 2025
Starting with Geekbench 6, which quantifies how well the CPU powers through tasks, the Z Fold 7 scored 3,024 on the single-core test and 9,468 on the multi-core test.
—PC Magazine, 17 July 2025
While the study found that only 20,000 of the 90,000 buildings flooded more than once — more than double the number of buildings that filed NFIP claims — authors of the study are working on research to quantify its human impact.
—Fiona Bork, NBC news, 15 July 2025
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 5 Aug. 2025.
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