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 prosecutor advised Sykes be incarcerated, but did not quantify a specific recommendation for how many years of confinement or extended supervision.
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Ariela Lopez, jsonline.com, 12 July 2025
Interestingly, research has found that asthmatics tend to have lower levels of IgG.
While camel milk is rich in these bioactive compounds, the study didn’t isolate or quantify which specific components were responsible for the observed effects.
—New Atlas, 6 July 2025
Sports have scores, statistics, data that can quantify an athlete in flow.
—Brandon Sneed, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
The researchers examined dozens of earlier findings on diet and disease using a burden-of-proof method: a newer form of meta-analysis that not only tries to quantify an association across multiple studies but also accounts for the quality of each, Song said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
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Ariela Lopez, jsonline.com, 12 July 2025
Interestingly, research has found that asthmatics tend to have lower levels of IgG.
While camel milk is rich in these bioactive compounds, the study didn’t isolate or quantify which specific components were responsible for the observed effects.
—New Atlas, 6 July 2025
Sports have scores, statistics, data that can quantify an athlete in flow.
—Brandon Sneed, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
The researchers examined dozens of earlier findings on diet and disease using a burden-of-proof method: a newer form of meta-analysis that not only tries to quantify an association across multiple studies but also accounts for the quality of each, Song said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
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“Quantify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantify. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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