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
Testing is often done using a sample of blood to detect and quantify specific proteins.
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Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
What is rarely quantified, however, is the ways in which extended family—like aunties—often supplement what may be otherwise lacking, limited or exhausted.
—Ashley Simpo, Parents, 30 Jan. 2026
Attribution studies, which are able to quantify climate change’s influence on an individual weather event, show that climate change is playing a role in supercharging devastating and deadly weather events.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
In a later study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution in 2024, the researchers deepened their insight by using three-dimensional tracking to quantify the dynamics of octopus–fish hunting groups.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
What is rarely quantified, however, is the ways in which extended family—like aunties—often supplement what may be otherwise lacking, limited or exhausted.
—Ashley Simpo, Parents, 30 Jan. 2026
Attribution studies, which are able to quantify climate change’s influence on an individual weather event, show that climate change is playing a role in supercharging devastating and deadly weather events.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
In a later study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution in 2024, the researchers deepened their insight by using three-dimensional tracking to quantify the dynamics of octopus–fish hunting groups.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantify
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Robust biogenic indicators must be predicted, measured, and observationally validated.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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One attempts to measure the passage of time in her outfit changes — a white jacket, shiny black leggings, a tight leather pencil skirt — although the exact numbers blur when Melania attempts to count them.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Compared to digital processors, biological computing offers numerous benefits that could streamline computing, reduce energy consumption through improved efficiency (thereby reducing the environmental impact of computing infrastructure), and speed the development of AI.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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OpenAI says the new model runs 25% faster than the previous version and achieves state-of-the-art performance while using fewer computing resources.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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The facility remained closed Thursday while the damage was assessed, said hospital spokesperson Shellie Wass.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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In its classic form, a wealth tax is assessed annually.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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Maryam Zar, who formed a community group to help guide the recovery from the Palisades fire, is also weighing a mayoral bid — and doesn’t plan to decide until the final day.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The answer matters to every family balancing a household budget, every employer weighing the cost of investing here, and every young person asking whether Connecticut offers a future worth building.—
Carol Platt Liebau,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Quantify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantify. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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