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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Dean Jones, New York Times, 23 May 2026
What works is helping sellers quantify the buyer's cost of inaction.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Vaulted Deep has also partnered with Google to remove 50,000 tons of CO2 by 2030, and to quantify methane prevention from organic waste.
—Elizabeth MacBride, CNBC, 19 May 2026
In the film Silent Friend, the protagonist, a neurologist who studies brain activity in infants, attempts to quantify the internal signaling of a ginkgo tree on a university campus.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
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“Quantify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantify. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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