Synonyms of quantify

quantify

verb

as in to measure

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.

Related Words

• measure
• compute
• assess
• weigh
• estimate
• calculate
• evaluate
• quantitate
• scale
• gauge
• calibrate
• span
• ascertain
• determine
• discover
• appraise
• mark (off)
• lay off
• guess
• figure
• judge
• sum
• value
• add up
• valuate
• suppose
• guesstimate
• caliper
• figure out
• work out
• find out
• cipher
• reckon
• tally
• conjecture
• total
• dope (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quantify

The next step is to quantify how likely fragmentation could be under different models of gravity. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

One of those tests can quantify how much benefit a patient might get out of chemotherapy based on imagery of the cancer tissue. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2026

Ontide management reported that worker turnover attributable to harassment and unresolved grievances had declined substantially; however, the report did not provide figures to quantify that change. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

In the 1940s mathematician Claude Shannon quantified information as the reduction of uncertainty. — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026