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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Those types of harm can be difficult to quantify but are nonetheless impactful.
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Their essays were then judged and quantified by humans and AI—this isn’t a group of scientists who necessarily have it out for the technology.
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Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Those types of harm can be difficult to quantify but are nonetheless impactful.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
After days of escalating airstrikes between Israel and Iran that killed hundreds in Iran and dozens in Israel—and the United States’ decision to involve itself—one of the most lasting, and difficult to quantify, losses may be the fragile framework of international nuclear cooperation.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 25 June 2025
Their essays were then judged and quantified by humans and AI—this isn’t a group of scientists who necessarily have it out for the technology.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
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“Quantify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantify. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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