as in measured
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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 quantified
Young also was pleased that Chewy quantified how artificial intelligence will affect its business.
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Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
The problem is that the world is complicated, and most of it cannot be quantified and put into a spreadsheet.
—David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
But in the pursuit of a quicker and more capable M2, the CS also serves as a reminder that there are some elements of the driving experience that can’t be easily quantified on a spec sheet.
—Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2026
However, until now no one had quantified the effects of plasma and electrons spewed out by activity on stars.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026
The cost of a day’s work at war is hardly ever quantified.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
The Office of Oil Spill Prevention and Response has not yet confirmed the extent of what went into the water nor quantified how much oil was removed through debris collection.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Only 10% of S&P 500 management teams actually quantified AI’s impact on specific use cases, Walker wrote, and a mere 1% quantified its impact on earnings.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
His commitment to his craft can’t be entirely quantified on the stat sheet.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
The problem is that the world is complicated, and most of it cannot be quantified and put into a spreadsheet.
—David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
But in the pursuit of a quicker and more capable M2, the CS also serves as a reminder that there are some elements of the driving experience that can’t be easily quantified on a spec sheet.
—Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2026
However, until now no one had quantified the effects of plasma and electrons spewed out by activity on stars.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026
The cost of a day’s work at war is hardly ever quantified.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
The Office of Oil Spill Prevention and Response has not yet confirmed the extent of what went into the water nor quantified how much oil was removed through debris collection.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Only 10% of S&P 500 management teams actually quantified AI’s impact on specific use cases, Walker wrote, and a mere 1% quantified its impact on earnings.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
His commitment to his craft can’t be entirely quantified on the stat sheet.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantified
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Florida isn’t home to any of the nation’s top 50 banks, measured by deposits.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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But if worthiness is measured by the courage to lead, the humility to listen, the wisdom to hold complexity and the sacred responsibility of walking with people through joy, loss and transformation, then women’s rabbinic leadership has already outgrown the narrow metrics of any centralized system.—
Rabba Sara Hurwitz,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Gordian was engineered for nuclear-grade technical work and is equipped with physics and engineering tools, as well as the ability to understand and integrate data through semantic ontology mapping, to ensure that the final output is computed and verified, not inferred, according to the DOE.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Mar. 2026
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The final figures are computed by using a player index.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Trump has also reportedly weighed the option of sending in ground forces to seize Kharg Island, a major fuel hub that facilitates 90% of Iran’s crude exports.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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In 1945, the average American male weighed between 160 and 170 pounds, while the average female weighed between 130 and 145 pounds.—
Bob Rommel,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Quantified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantified. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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