Synonyms of quantifying

quantifying

verb

present participle of quantify

as in measuring

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

• measuring
• weighing
• estimating
• assessing
• computing
• gauging
• scaling
• evaluating
• calculating
• quantitating
• spanning
• calibrating
• ascertaining
• discovering
• determining
• marking (off)
• appraising
• valuing
• laying off
• judging
• figuring
• summing
• calipering
• valuating
• adding up
• guessing
• guesstimating
• tallying
• ciphering
• working out
• figuring out
• conjecturing
• finding out
• supposing
• totaling
• reckoning
• doping (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quantifying

In physics, one way to measure uncertainty is entropy—a way of quantifying disorder and randomness. — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

New analyses from the Football Players Health Study at Harvard quantifying long-term testosterone outcomes in its 3,400-player cohort. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026

A lot of it comes down to quantifying things at a local level to see what people want, and maybe even having referendums in certain places. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026

The case mortality rate is the best index for quantifying care, said the IDF medical specialist. — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

It’s been further modified by many factors, from today’s online publishing platforms to new means for assessing and quantifying scientific impact, and the increasingly interdisciplinary and team-based nature of research. — Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

Worse, some of the industry’s representatives have been trying to impress the public by quantifying the probability of catastrophe. — Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026

The company did not disclose data quantifying the shift toward maximalism or elaborate on how the two groups divided the development process. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

Summary Artificial intelligence is increasingly cited in job cuts, with over 100,000 attributed to AI in 2026 through June, yet precisely quantifying its employment impact remains challenging. — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026