as in measured
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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 quantified
While demonstrated in gaming, the technology hints at a future where attention, fatigue, and cognitive performance are continuously quantified and perhaps even optimized by external systems, just like in cyberpunk 2077.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Impact isn't always immediate or easily quantified.
—Thomas Evans, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
My analysis quantified the impact of new international students’ non-tuition spending.
—Bjorn Markeson, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025
Because the feeling of Asian-ness, if it can be quantified as such, had always meant—for me—abundance, exuberance, and presence.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
In a world built on engagement metrics, dignity reminds us that not everything that can be quantified should be.
—Nicole Brachetti Peretti, Time, 11 Nov. 2025
The analysis quantified the capacity absorbed by round-Africa diversions across Asia-to-Europe and some Asia-to-North America East Coast services, accounting for roughly four additional vessels needed per round trip for affected services.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Halfmann’s team quantified the driving force for these proteins to crystallize in different human cell types and found that their concentration is correlated with the rate of cell turnover in our body.
—Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2025
The team quantified the bite damage across four categories of increasing severity (ranging from ‘superficial’ to ‘critical’) and compared it to damage done on standard neoprene wetsuits.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Impact isn't always immediate or easily quantified.
—Thomas Evans, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
My analysis quantified the impact of new international students’ non-tuition spending.
—Bjorn Markeson, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025
Because the feeling of Asian-ness, if it can be quantified as such, had always meant—for me—abundance, exuberance, and presence.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
In a world built on engagement metrics, dignity reminds us that not everything that can be quantified should be.
—Nicole Brachetti Peretti, Time, 11 Nov. 2025
The analysis quantified the capacity absorbed by round-Africa diversions across Asia-to-Europe and some Asia-to-North America East Coast services, accounting for roughly four additional vessels needed per round trip for affected services.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Halfmann’s team quantified the driving force for these proteins to crystallize in different human cell types and found that their concentration is correlated with the rate of cell turnover in our body.
—Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2025
The team quantified the bite damage across four categories of increasing severity (ranging from ‘superficial’ to ‘critical’) and compared it to damage done on standard neoprene wetsuits.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantified
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And the state’s economic productivity, as measured by GDP, actually saw a small boost, Torres said, likely in part because of more technological integration represented by artificial intelligence.—
Trevor Bach,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Usage patterns shift when viewing is measured solely on connected TV sets, where subscription services and FAST platforms remain highly competitive.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2026
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Today, pi has been computed to over 200 trillion digits, using algorithms whose foundations trace back to Ramanujan’s ideas.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Dec. 2025
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The simulation hypothesis does not have to mean that people in the simulation are only soulless, computed AI inside someone else’s creation.—
Rizwan Virk,
The Conversation,
13 Nov. 2025
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The sheriff’s office voluntarily released some documents and video to Cal-OSHA amid late-December court hearings that weighed the sheriff’s request to reject the subpoenas for interviews and documents against Cal-OSHA’s request to uphold them.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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In doing so, the Cuban government creates a harmful imbalance in how these two dimensions are described and weighed.—
Ricardo Torres,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Quantified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantified. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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