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 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.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantified
Verb
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In 2012, the Stones River Paranormal ghost hunters came with equipment and measured for the presence of spirits.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Oct. 2025
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That’s why the cheesecake, chicken salad, arroz con leche and pico de gallo in the cooler measured anywhere from 48 to 52 degrees.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The alternative proposition is emergence, which states that qualitatively novel properties are found in more complex systems that can never, even in principle, be derived or computed from fundamental laws, principles, and entities.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
16 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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But while lawmakers and watchdog groups weighed legal objections and the general public debated the pros and cons of the pending ballroom, social-media users turned demolition into content.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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The mysterious brown-eyed woman was relatively short, between 5 feet, 2 inches, and 5 feet, 5 inches, and weighed between 110 and 120 pounds at the time of her death, officials said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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