as in to measure
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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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The mental health impact of generative AI is difficult to quantify in part because it is used so privately, but anecdotal evidence is growing to suggest a broader cost that deserves more attention from both lawmakers and tech companies who design the underlying models.
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Parmy Olson, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
For centuries, athletes, monks, and yogis have known what science has more recently begun to quantify: breath is ‘a mirror’ of the body.
—William Jones, USA Today, 8 July 2025
The prosecutor advised Sykes be incarcerated, but did not quantify a specific recommendation for how many years of confinement or extended supervision.
—Ariela Lopez, jsonline.com, 12 July 2025
Interestingly, research has found that asthmatics tend to have lower levels of IgG.
While camel milk is rich in these bioactive compounds, the study didn’t isolate or quantify which specific components were responsible for the observed effects.
—New Atlas, 6 July 2025
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Parmy Olson, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
For centuries, athletes, monks, and yogis have known what science has more recently begun to quantify: breath is ‘a mirror’ of the body.
—William Jones, USA Today, 8 July 2025
The prosecutor advised Sykes be incarcerated, but did not quantify a specific recommendation for how many years of confinement or extended supervision.
—Ariela Lopez, jsonline.com, 12 July 2025
Interestingly, research has found that asthmatics tend to have lower levels of IgG.
While camel milk is rich in these bioactive compounds, the study didn’t isolate or quantify which specific components were responsible for the observed effects.
—New Atlas, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantify
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Each group was administered C. difficile weekly for four weeks, and their microbiota was examined to measure bacterial load and C. difficile resistance.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 July 2025
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The body is average size among full-frame peers, measuring 4.0 by 5.5 by 2.9 inches (HWD) and weighing just short of 1.5 pounds without a lens attached.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 July 2025
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Our collective gaze is often captivated by the promise of ever more sophisticated technology, computing power, political absurdity and financial might.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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This surge comes as data centers are drawn to Arizona's favorable operating costs and infrastructure, coupled with increasing demand for computing services.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Saudi Arabia's flagship urban development, The Line, entered a critical phase of evaluation this week, as the kingdom's Public Investment Fund (PIF) engaged external consulting firms to assess the feasibility of the megaproject.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
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Historically, political appointees generally—though not always—deferred to career government scientists when assessing and reporting on the scientific evidence underlying policy decisions.—
David Michaels,
The Atlantic,
20 July 2025
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Addae is Black, 6 feet tall and weighs 175 pounds with a medium build, and has brown eyes and black hair styled in a low cut.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
27 July 2025
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Negin, a 28-year-old mother of two, lives in the southern city of Bushehr, where temperatures average above 120 degrees in the summer and humidity weighs heavy in the air.—
Leily Nikounazar Arash Khamooshi,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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“Quantify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantify. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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