as in measures
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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 quantifies
Now, a new study quantifies the health impacts of all that smoke.
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Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
This image illustrates the 9-point Bortle scale, which quantifies the impact of light pollution on the darkness of a night sky at a particular location.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Sep. 2025
Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
This image illustrates the 9-point Bortle scale, which quantifies the impact of light pollution on the darkness of a night sky at a particular location.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantifies
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The game will be streamed at Albertsons Stadium on the south end zone video board, which measures 120 feet wide by 50 feet tall.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Tankan survey measures business sentiment among domestic companies, and is closely watched by the Bank of Japan.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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The next-closest compact competitor is BMW’s M2, which retails for over $30,000 less but weighs quite a bit more, has its engine over the front axle, and relies more on electronics to hustle through winding roads.—
Peter Nelson,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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The calm, 5-year-old pup weighs about 150 pounds.—
Simone Jasper,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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When a question is asked of the FLM, the trust model removes non-domain vocabulary, computes a latent space representation and measures how close this vector is to the knowledge anchors.—
Scott Zoldi,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Once a possible collision is identified, CREAM automatically computes the best strategy to avoid danger – a job that normally requires a lot of human input.—
David Szondy
August 26,
New Atlas,
26 Aug. 2025
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Here, The Athletic assesses each of Dewsbury-Hall’s yellow cards to date and whether Everton have any cause for complaint.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Finally, impact strength assesses a material’s ability to absorb sudden shocks without shattering, highlighting that the hardness alone doesn’t always mean toughness.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Since some people recover from listeriosis without medical attention and never get tested, the CDC estimates that the actual number of people ill is probably substantially higher than reported, and that the outbreak may not be restricted to the states shown below.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office's most recent analysis from June estimates 16 million Americans will lose their health care coverage by 2034 due to the cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Quantifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantifies. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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