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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Thursday’s statement did not quantify the reduction.
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Alexandra Skores, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
This measure attempts to quantify market concentration and can be used to calculate what that share will look like should a merger or acquisition go forward.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Scientists will spend the next months and years quantifying the exact degree to which this particular disaster can be attributed to climate change.
—Jordan Thomas, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2025
As a research scientist at NASA, he's spent his career studying climate change impacts, quantifying how quickly sea levels are rising and threatening coastal communities.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
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Alexandra Skores, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
This measure attempts to quantify market concentration and can be used to calculate what that share will look like should a merger or acquisition go forward.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Scientists will spend the next months and years quantifying the exact degree to which this particular disaster can be attributed to climate change.
—Jordan Thomas, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2025
As a research scientist at NASA, he's spent his career studying climate change impacts, quantifying how quickly sea levels are rising and threatening coastal communities.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Quantify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantify. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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