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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 quantifying
Regardless, a population of 213 unsheltered homeless people is comparable to, if somewhat higher than, the totals found in unincorporated areas during recent point-in-time counts, a separate method for quantifying the crisis that takes place once a year.
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Although quantifying morale and momentum is hard, by the end of 2025, the Democrats were enjoying an upturn in both.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
In this era of multi-channel distribution, quantifying influence is not an exact science.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
By assigning a monetary value to every post, social media interaction and editorial story, Launchmetrics determines a brand’s influence and earned engagement, quantifying for the first time the value of red carpet placements.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
So in response to calls to fix the issue — which grew louder in 2020 and 2021 as medicine reckoned with its history of perpetuating racial inequities — the FDA funded a study to generate prospective data in the clinic quantifying the bias.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 12 Jan. 2026
Colorado doesn’t have any way of quantifying whether areas need more hospital beds, and health systems generally described their recent projects as bringing specific types of care closer to communities, rather than relieving a crunch on their existing facilities.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
Yohan Lawrence, secretary general, Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF), told Sourcing Journal that exporters and business groups had not yet had a chance to begin quantifying the damage that has been incurred over the weekend.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2025
Instead, a moderate intake is advisable, particularly given the lack of evidence quantifying specific risk thresholds in otherwise healthy normal weight individuals.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Although quantifying morale and momentum is hard, by the end of 2025, the Democrats were enjoying an upturn in both.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
In this era of multi-channel distribution, quantifying influence is not an exact science.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
By assigning a monetary value to every post, social media interaction and editorial story, Launchmetrics determines a brand’s influence and earned engagement, quantifying for the first time the value of red carpet placements.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
So in response to calls to fix the issue — which grew louder in 2020 and 2021 as medicine reckoned with its history of perpetuating racial inequities — the FDA funded a study to generate prospective data in the clinic quantifying the bias.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 12 Jan. 2026
Colorado doesn’t have any way of quantifying whether areas need more hospital beds, and health systems generally described their recent projects as bringing specific types of care closer to communities, rather than relieving a crunch on their existing facilities.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
Yohan Lawrence, secretary general, Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF), told Sourcing Journal that exporters and business groups had not yet had a chance to begin quantifying the damage that has been incurred over the weekend.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2025
Instead, a moderate intake is advisable, particularly given the lack of evidence quantifying specific risk thresholds in otherwise healthy normal weight individuals.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantifying
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Meteorologists were measuring in feet, not inches for this whopper, as more than three feet of snow were dumped on parts of Rhode Island.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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Spanning nearly a quarter of the lunar surface, the crater, which sits on the far side of the moon, is the largest with a diameter measuring roughly 1,550 miles (2,500 kilometers).—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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At the Degemar quarries, drilled down to 30 meters (yards) under sea level, bright blue ponds of sulfur springs pool the travertine residue as flat-bed trucks haul stone slabs weighing 33 tons up to street level.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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During the fueling test, engineers will study the effectiveness of the repairs, with NASA officials weighing the overall readiness of the rocket and its various systems.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
19 Feb. 2026
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Unable to add clouds to their models directly, physicists have effectively resorted to estimating their influence.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Feb. 2026
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Counsell didn’t sound optimistic about either player joining them soon, estimating their arrival in Arizona this upcoming weekend at the earliest.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Across the globe, nations were assessing how the high court’s ruling might affect them.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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However, the federal government was already involved in the repair and assessing the impact of the leak through the Environmental Protection Agency.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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