quantifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of quantify
as in measures
formal 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 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 But the new study - which analyzed microbiome DNA data of 430 people across 207 households in Italy and Fiji - quantifies the transmission rate by relationship and includes the oral microbiome as well. — Joseph Kim, NPR, 16 June 2026 That’s according to a new report from the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) which quantifies the carbon, water, and land footprints of AI's electricity use around the globe. — Simmone Shah, Time, 3 June 2026 But a recent report from the non-partisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget quantifies the deep damage even a continuation at the recent peaks would inflict. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 30 May 2026 Atlassian's internal research, conducted through its 13-person behavioral science Teamwork Lab, quantifies the disconnect. — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026 According to the Social Readjustment Rating Scale, which quantifies the magnitude of certain life stressors, child loss is one of the most devastating losses a person can experience. — Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026 Original analysis by The Washington Post quantifies the pain at the pump. — Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2026 Flagstaff’s Buffalo Park, just a couple miles from downtown, measures about a 4 on the Bortle scale, which quantifies the level of light pollution. — Emily Elconin, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantifies
  1. measures
  2. weighs
  3. computes
  4. assesses
  5. estimates
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  • The dollar amount of interest depends on how the state measures the average balance and the interest rate.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
  • That index measures the cost to eat out or purchase takeaway food.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of measures
Verb
  • The offensive line, which easily weighs close to 1,500 pounds, laid the groundwork for running back Ashton Norris, who ran for nearly 200 yards.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Caddy also weighs more than the Lucid (cue the frantic Googling) and has less power.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of weighs
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  • Nature computes, and one result is the code through which matter becomes a living, adaptive, self-organizing form.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The transaction processing at your checkout is fully automated, operating within AI systems that handle millions of payments simultaneously, and computes a risk score based on dozens of features extracted from that single moment.
    — Pragati Awasthi, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
Definition of computes
Verb
  • The process begins with the business and assesses the full communications function against what the organization will need over the next several years.
    — David Grossman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Ahead of Monday’s trip to Cardiff, The Athletic assesses the business already done in the window.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of assesses
Verb
  • The Pentagon estimates roughly 75% of Americans ages 17 to 24 are ineligible to serve, and has been that way for a long time, with obesity and failure to meetacademic standards among the leading reasons.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The Wall Street powerhouse estimates the company's market share in the region to more than triple by 2030, to around 10%, up from 3% this year.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of estimates

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