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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The immediate priority is to quantify the extent of any material degradation caused by the process, rather than simply determining whether damage occurs at all.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2026
As inference costs become more visible and trust becomes harder to quantify, the piece suggests that in some situations humans supported by AI may prove more economical than replacing them entirely.
—Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
But there’s something else worth protecting, something harder to quantify than a catalog or a royalty stream.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 June 2026
That responsibility carries an emotional weight that is difficult to quantify.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2026
As inference costs become more visible and trust becomes harder to quantify, the piece suggests that in some situations humans supported by AI may prove more economical than replacing them entirely.
—Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
But there’s something else worth protecting, something harder to quantify than a catalog or a royalty stream.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 June 2026
That responsibility carries an emotional weight that is difficult to quantify.
—Emma Pringle, Deadline, 17 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 24 Jun. 2026.
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