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
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.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
Geologists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have quantified the complete energy budget of an earthquake for the first time.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
My colleague Andrew Grundstein at the University of Georgia has also explored broader impact scales, and my research group has quantified the rainfall contributions from tropical cyclones.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
For the first time, scientists have quantified the causal links between worsening heat waves and global warming pollution from individual fossil fuel and cement companies, pushing the boundaries of extreme weather event research in multiple surprising ways.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Since joining SiriusXM in 2006, Stern’s show has been a staple of the radio giant’s programming slate and been seen as a draw for subscribers (though the company has not quantified the exact size of his listenership).
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
The Algorithms’ Influence A recent study quantified just how constant this exposure is for boys between the ages of 16 and 25.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
But other items were invaluable heirlooms that can't be quantified.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
If a risk can’t be quantified, the investor might pass.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
Geologists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have quantified the complete energy budget of an earthquake for the first time.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
My colleague Andrew Grundstein at the University of Georgia has also explored broader impact scales, and my research group has quantified the rainfall contributions from tropical cyclones.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
For the first time, scientists have quantified the causal links between worsening heat waves and global warming pollution from individual fossil fuel and cement companies, pushing the boundaries of extreme weather event research in multiple surprising ways.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Since joining SiriusXM in 2006, Stern’s show has been a staple of the radio giant’s programming slate and been seen as a draw for subscribers (though the company has not quantified the exact size of his listenership).
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
The Algorithms’ Influence A recent study quantified just how constant this exposure is for boys between the ages of 16 and 25.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
But other items were invaluable heirlooms that can't be quantified.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
If a risk can’t be quantified, the investor might pass.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantified
Verb
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Religiousness was measured by responses to questions about the importance of religion, religious attendance, frequency of prayer and belief in God.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Bills are averaging 33 points a game and have the league’s best offense measured by EPA.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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To check that, Lai and his colleagues computed the most optimal task allocations, schedules, and motions in a few simplified work cells and compared those with results delivered by RoboBallet.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Administrators then questioned them, computed risk scores and decided who to detain.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Hunt After years of diligent saving, a longtime renter with a $300,000 budget weighed whether to take his parents’ advice and return to his childhood building in Elmhurst, or branch out.—
Dan Levin,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The horns weighed more than 15 pounds collectively.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Quantified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantified. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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