as in to measure
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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 quantify
These officers risk their lives daily to protect us, and there is no dollar amount that can truly quantify the value of their service.
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Angela Burns, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2025
After background subtraction, the water abundances of apatite and melt inclusions were quantified by the slope of the calibration line (Extended Data Fig. 7), which was determined by measuring apatite and glass standards.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2025
Adaptive Learning Rate One unique metric for measuring AI success is adaptive learning rate, which helps quantify the speed at which an AI system can learn from new data.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
That’s because the game (obviously) won’t ever be replayed and missing out on the chance to bat and field is the kind of harm that can be quantified.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 July 2025
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Angela Burns, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2025
After background subtraction, the water abundances of apatite and melt inclusions were quantified by the slope of the calibration line (Extended Data Fig. 7), which was determined by measuring apatite and glass standards.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2025
Adaptive Learning Rate One unique metric for measuring AI success is adaptive learning rate, which helps quantify the speed at which an AI system can learn from new data.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
That’s because the game (obviously) won’t ever be replayed and missing out on the chance to bat and field is the kind of harm that can be quantified.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantify
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Thermal batteries tend to have very long lifespans—measured in decades rather than years.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Growth is no longer measured by financial factors alone.—
Time,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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This reduces decision fatigue for developers, keeps performance consistent, and allows the model to allocate computing resources dynamically, going deep when a problem requires it, or staying lightweight for simpler queries.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Tesla's focus on Dojo and another computing cluster called Cortex were meant to improve the company's advanced driver assistance systems, and to enable Musk to finally deliver on his promise to turn existing Teslas into robotaxis.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
7 Aug. 2025
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Investors are gearing up for more inflation data to assess the state of the U.S. economy.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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Admissions officers assess your extracurricular record with an eye to initiative and authenticity.—
Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Speaking of size, the R1 weighs around 55 pounds and stands about 4 feet tall.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Some species of sturgeon can grow to massive sizes, such as the one found in British Columbia in 2022 believed to be 10 feet long and weighing close to 600 pounds.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Quantify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantify. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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