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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Mike McFeely, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
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The cultural spillover into tourism is also quantified in the report.
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Mike McFeely, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
Methane traps around 80 times as much heat as CO2 over a 20-year horizon, making the emissions from a buildout of this scale difficult to quantify but impossible to ignore.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
The cultural spillover into tourism is also quantified in the report.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
What’s harder to quantify is the number of shots Wembanyama alters and prevents given his size, length and ability to close out on perimeter shooters.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 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 28 Apr. 2026.
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