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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Elasticity measures how demand responds to price changes.—
Ashish Verma,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025 -
Plus, the full three-dimensional picture of the flows is not yet complete, as the DynamiX system currently measures the motion along only one direction.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Aug. 2025
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And number one, they're sealed, and number two, each window weighs about 600 pounds.—
Toby Meyjes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Kraus is 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighs approximately 140 pounds and has long silver hair, police said.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
2 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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In each ring, the current layer computes a fingerprint or signature of the next layer out.—
Guy Fedorkow,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 June 2025
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The district assesses students around phonics and phonemic awareness (the ability to hear individual sounds in words) and separates kids into small groups for more individualized instruction.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Carry progression assesses the percentage of a player’s ball carries that move their team significantly closer to an opposition’s goal — in football speak, the ability to move their team up the pitch.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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Among families that receive the credit, about two-thirds will see their credit increase from the changes according to Tax Policy Center estimates, with an average increase of $380.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Goldman estimates that hyperscaler capex has totaled $368 billion so far this year.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Quantifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantifies. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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