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
Not everything that matters can be quantified.
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
The pilot’s core objective was to quantify the impact of assigning a unique digital identity to each item.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Researchers have therefore been scrambling to quantify what risk all that smoke poses for human health.
—Joanna Thompson, Space.com, 12 May 2026
These studies have used MSD theory as a way to quantify the influence of social and media environments on attitudes related to shopping behavior.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
The pilot’s core objective was to quantify the impact of assigning a unique digital identity to each item.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Researchers have therefore been scrambling to quantify what risk all that smoke poses for human health.
—Joanna Thompson, Space.com, 12 May 2026
These studies have used MSD theory as a way to quantify the influence of social and media environments on attitudes related to shopping behavior.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantify
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Much of Disney’s in-house tech has been integral as advertisers look for specifics to target viewers and measures outcomes.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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Some very important applications The findings could prove especially important for attosecond science, a field focused on observing electron dynamics over timescales measured in billionths of a billionth of a second.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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In the first 20 days of May, exports rose nearly 65% year-on-year, led by computing equipment (up 305%), semiconductors (up 202%), and petroleum products (up 46%), easily offsetting a 10% drop in auto exports.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Shares of Nebius Group surged Thursday after Aschenbrenner's hedge fund, Situational Awareness, disclosed a major stake in the Dutch cloud-computing provider, giving investors a fresh glimpse into how one of the AI industry's emerging thinkers is betting on the sector's future.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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He’s being assessed for a calf strain.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Farmers across South Jersey are assessing major crop losses after a devastating cold snap last month wiped out large portions of their fruit harvests.—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Showing Claude and Danny weighing the pros and cons of parenthood while Ginny struggles to cope with single motherhood is a fun contrast.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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Employers are starting to focus more on questions that show how candidates think through issues and weigh trade-offs rather than raw coding capabilities.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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“Quantify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantify. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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