quantify
verb
quan·ti·fy
ˈkwän-tə-ˌfī 
quantified; quantifying
1
a(1)
: to limit by a quantifier
(2)
: to bind by prefixing a quantifier
b
: to make explicit the logical quantity of
2
: to determine, express, or measure the quantity of
Examples of quantify in a Sentence
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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In a paper first published in 2023 and updated last summer, Friedman, along with Chetty and the Harvard economist David Deming, quantified the advantage that students gain from attending an elite university.
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Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2026
While economic impact can be quantified and reported, community impact cannot be so easily transacted.
—Michelle Grabner, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
This one came by way of a number of auspicious paths, including one that’s harder to quantify but also needs to be sustained and at least for the moment said something about this group.
—Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
This shift in sentiment is difficult to quantify given the lack of polling and restrictions on speech and assembly in Gulf countries.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2026
While economic impact can be quantified and reported, community impact cannot be so easily transacted.
—Michelle Grabner, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
This one came by way of a number of auspicious paths, including one that’s harder to quantify but also needs to be sustained and at least for the moment said something about this group.
—Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
This shift in sentiment is difficult to quantify given the lack of polling and restrictions on speech and assembly in Gulf countries.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for quantify
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“Quantify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantify. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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