quantify

Definition of quantifynext

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Recent Examples of quantify That characterization reflects his assessment and conversations and could not be independently quantified. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 Fitness Index quantifies your well-being, showing body composition, cardio, endurance, flexibility, and strength in a single spider chart. Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026 Circadian scores attempt to quantify how well your daily behaviors, including light exposure, meal timing, activity, and sleep-wake patterns, are keeping that internal clock in sync with the outside world. Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026 In 2018, Picard and his colleagues released the mitochondrial health index — a molecular measure of mitochondria’s capacity to transform energy, calculated by extracting the organelles from a tissue sample and quantifying their contents. Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for quantify
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantify
Verb
  • The team deployed two high-altitude balloons with light sensors and 31 weather balloons to measure temperature, pressure, wind speed and humidity.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Everything the team knows about how fast the plasma is actually moving comes from the simulations rather than from the telescope, and the magnetic field driving the whole thing has never been measured directly at this scale.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The new map is computed using the IQP eclipse computational method that accounts for an improved value for the eclipse solar radius as well as the exact shape of the moon and topography.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The team computed 500 spectral points across the observed wavelength band, applying the transmission profile of the real interference filter and blurring the result to match the real telescope’s resolution.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The recurring fuel and service operations can be assessed through margins, contracts, customer retention, and cash conversion.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Tyler Vanwert via Reuters A wildfire burning northwest of downtown Spokane, Washington, has damaged more than 600 structures as officials continue to assess the destruction.
    Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The device is made of dental resin, weighs 10 g (about a third of an ounce), and is about 1 mm thick.
    Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2026
  • While most of the onigiri in Japanese convenience stores and markets is designed for snacking, Choe’s onigiri are hulking, chunky rounded triangles of rice and filling that each weigh at least half a pound.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

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“Quantify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantify. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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