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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Recent Examples of quantify
The agencies that do attempt to quantify the problem put asterisks next to their numbers.
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Szostak — who six years later would get a Nobel Prize for unrelated work — wanted to quantify the amount of information or complexity that biological molecules like proteins or DNA strands embody.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
The judge also criticized the Corps for failing to quantify how climate change will impact precipitation and, therefore, how that change could impact the need for more water storage.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
To quantify the costs of the housing shortage, McKinsey & Company conducted research on behalf of the Regional Plan Association (RPA).
—Maurice Obeid, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Szostak — who six years later would get a Nobel Prize for unrelated work — wanted to quantify the amount of information or complexity that biological molecules like proteins or DNA strands embody.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
The judge also criticized the Corps for failing to quantify how climate change will impact precipitation and, therefore, how that change could impact the need for more water storage.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
To quantify the costs of the housing shortage, McKinsey & Company conducted research on behalf of the Regional Plan Association (RPA).
—Maurice Obeid, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantify
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But perhaps Grindle’s most lasting contribution won’t be measured in towers raised or contracts won.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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From tracking heart rate and sleep patterns to measuring blood oxygen levels, smartwatches are helping people stay more in tune with their health than ever before.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Similar to how Nvidia provides the GPU processing power, Microsoft delivers the computing resources, data storage, and networking capabilities that underpin AI development across numerous companies, including OpenAI.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Every word sent to the AI requires computing power to process and respond to, including names.—
Emily Forlini,
PC Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
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For taxpayers who owe and do not pay by the due date, a separate failure-to-pay penalty of 0.5 percent per month is assessed.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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In December, 2021, the F.D.A. had lifted its requirement that mifepristone be prescribed in person; the number of virtual clinics, which assess a patient’s eligibility online or by phone, and mail out the medications, proliferated.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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That result weighed heavily on the players and coach Cathy Reese.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
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After waking up his wife in the middle of the night to take him to the emergency room, Carroll weighed himself.—
Gretchen Eichenberg,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Quantify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantify. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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