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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Workforce transformation is messier, slower, and harder to quantify.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Young also was pleased that Chewy quantified how artificial intelligence will affect its business.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
While the $6 million in damages a jury in Los Angeles awarded to the 20-year-old plaintiff — which the companies vowed to appeal — will barely register on their balance sheets, the impact of the verdict will likely be more damaging and harder to quantify.
—Kurt Wagner, Bloomberg, 26 Mar. 2026
That sense of community forged in rural Michigan is a metric of success that is hard to quantify in policy discussions in Lansing, said Rudyard Superintendent Tom McKee.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Young also was pleased that Chewy quantified how artificial intelligence will affect its business.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
While the $6 million in damages a jury in Los Angeles awarded to the 20-year-old plaintiff — which the companies vowed to appeal — will barely register on their balance sheets, the impact of the verdict will likely be more damaging and harder to quantify.
—Kurt Wagner, Bloomberg, 26 Mar. 2026
That sense of community forged in rural Michigan is a metric of success that is hard to quantify in policy discussions in Lansing, said Rudyard Superintendent Tom McKee.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 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 3 Apr. 2026.
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