as in to measure
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to find the quantity or amount of (something)
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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Recent Examples of quantify
Defensive data is tricky to quantify because of a variety of variables.
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Andy Jones, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
But other items were invaluable heirlooms that can't be quantified.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Dean Baker, co-founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, quantified the long-term impact.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
In late June, the privacy experts released the findings of their study looking to quantify the best sunsets in the world.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
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Andy Jones, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
But other items were invaluable heirlooms that can't be quantified.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Dean Baker, co-founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, quantified the long-term impact.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
In late June, the privacy experts released the findings of their study looking to quantify the best sunsets in the world.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantify
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While the opportunity for VMware migration revenue is massive, Nutanix executives acknowledge the timeline will be measured in years, not quarters.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
31 Aug. 2025
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Here are the key facts about the warship’s capabilities: The Aegis edge At the heart of each destroyer is the Aegis combat system, a combination of radar, computing power and missile technology that allows for real-time detection and engagement of multiple threats.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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Health insurance companies plug you into their formulas to compute your premiums and payouts, hospital managers use formulas to shape staff sizes and hours, and triage nurses use a point system to determine your spot in line at the emergency room.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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Investors are gearing up for more inflation data to assess the state of the U.S. economy.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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Admissions officers assess your extracurricular record with an eye to initiative and authenticity.—
Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The poll also showed politics weighing more on people's everyday lives than in past years, particularly among Democrats.—
James Lange,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Children also hold tremendous sway over their parents’ choice of streaming subscription, with a 2023 YouGov poll showing 49% consider what children’s content is available on a platform before subscribing, almost equal to how many people weigh the platform’s cost before signing up (50%).—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Quantify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantify. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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