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
Not everything that matters can be quantified.
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Instead, this latest effort represents the incremental progress essential to experimental science, where errors and uncertainties are identified and quantified, and future generations of scientists can build upon it.
—Big Think, 6 May 2026
In this case, the value is given by the ratio between costs and revenues, and it can been quantified in an objective way (although the calculation is very complex).
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
Using the measured contrail ice EI in climate models, DLR quantified the net warming benefit.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
Unlike object detection or medical imaging, visual quality in art can’t be objectively quantified.
—Magnus Resch, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The cultural spillover into tourism is also quantified in the report.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
To what degree Truman’s influence cleared the way can’t be quantified.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
For example, my research into the golf industry quantified the immense impact Tiger Woods’ endorsement had on the sale of Nike golf balls.
—Tim Derdenger, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Instead, this latest effort represents the incremental progress essential to experimental science, where errors and uncertainties are identified and quantified, and future generations of scientists can build upon it.
—Big Think, 6 May 2026
In this case, the value is given by the ratio between costs and revenues, and it can been quantified in an objective way (although the calculation is very complex).
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
Using the measured contrail ice EI in climate models, DLR quantified the net warming benefit.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
Unlike object detection or medical imaging, visual quality in art can’t be objectively quantified.
—Magnus Resch, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The cultural spillover into tourism is also quantified in the report.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
To what degree Truman’s influence cleared the way can’t be quantified.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
For example, my research into the golf industry quantified the immense impact Tiger Woods’ endorsement had on the sale of Nike golf balls.
—Tim Derdenger, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantified
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One 2025 study had 739 adults complete a 12-week strength and aerobic fitness program, and measured their wall sit performance both before and after as one of their data points.—
Christa Sgobba,
Health,
19 May 2026
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An El Niño's strength is measured by how much eastern Pacific water temperatures rise above their normal levels.—
David Yeomans,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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That means that in practice, for most depreciable real estate, total gain is computed as the amount realized minus the adjusted basis.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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From the in-flight data, the team computed apparent ice emission indices (ice crystals/kg) and nvPM EI for both fuels.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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YouGov’s fine print notes that their survey was done online among nearly 3,000 adults, and explicitly weighed factors like age, race and education.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
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The Steelers had reportedly expected Rodgers' decision at various points since the 2025 season ended, but Rodgers weighed his future in silence.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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