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
And those are fantastic benefits that cannot be quantified for our children.
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Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Feb. 2026
But there are some intangibles that can't be quantified, that could have a lasting impact.
—Max Darrow, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Facial dynamics were quantified using the Euclidean distance between facial landmarks from the resting expression and subsequent frames, with peak activation defined at the frame showing the largest acceleration of change.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
But Bregman walking into Wrigley Field in the middle of winter is an acknowledgment that not everything can be quantified, and a statement that this team again expects to be playing into late October.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
However, the effect of Mars' gravity on Earth had not been quantified until now.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
In the mid-2010s, with the rise of Instagram, kind of online exposure began to be measured and quantified, too.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 15 Jan. 2026
Impact isn't always immediate or easily quantified.
—Thomas Evans, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
My analysis quantified the impact of new international students’ non-tuition spending.
—Bjorn Markeson, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025
Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Feb. 2026
But there are some intangibles that can't be quantified, that could have a lasting impact.
—Max Darrow, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Facial dynamics were quantified using the Euclidean distance between facial landmarks from the resting expression and subsequent frames, with peak activation defined at the frame showing the largest acceleration of change.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
But Bregman walking into Wrigley Field in the middle of winter is an acknowledgment that not everything can be quantified, and a statement that this team again expects to be playing into late October.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
However, the effect of Mars' gravity on Earth had not been quantified until now.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
In the mid-2010s, with the rise of Instagram, kind of online exposure began to be measured and quantified, too.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 15 Jan. 2026
Impact isn't always immediate or easily quantified.
—Thomas Evans, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
My analysis quantified the impact of new international students’ non-tuition spending.
—Bjorn Markeson, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantified
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And, lately, the country’s ultrarich have been behaving like modern-day land barons, quietly assembling empires measured not just in acres but in square miles and state sizes.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2026
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The snowpack — measured by how much water is trapped inside — in Oregon is not only record low, but 30% lower than the previous record, said Jason Gerlich, regional drought early warning system coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Dorany Pineda,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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How many people on Earth actually understand how wins above replacement are computed?—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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In order to train the model correctly , all the GPUs need to know the average gradient computed across all batches.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Jan. 2026
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The team then included and weighed quality-of-life measures like crime and employment rates, commute times, childcare costs, home appreciation, and entertainment options.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
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Still, those psychological advantages have to be weighed against the physical toll of potentially skating in two full competitions over the space of six days.—
Alice Park,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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