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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 quantifying
As the cost of quantifying and automating information falls toward zero, such wins and displacements will multiply faster and farther than most institutions can adapt.
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Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Somebody has to be paid to do all that quantifying and validating.
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Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
18 Apr. 2026
Cyber-physical systems going to become very pervasive The concept of cy-trust focuses on quantifying trust in a measurable way.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
The agency claims that quantifying health benefits is too uncertain.
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Andrew Behar,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
Today, new global health research quantifying the risks of pollution exposure helps explain why disasters like Donora were so deadly, and why similar health threats persist.
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Ella Whitman,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
Each title race is unique, every contending team shaped by a different mental make-up and set of circumstances, and quantifying how each psychological strain manifests itself on the pitch is next to impossible.
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Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
The remainder focuses mainly on quantifying the economic benefit created by the Sac State athletics department in recent years.
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Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
8 Mar. 2026
Regardless, a population of 213 unsheltered homeless people is comparable to, if somewhat higher than, the totals found in unincorporated areas during recent point-in-time counts, a separate method for quantifying the crisis that takes place once a year.
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Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Somebody has to be paid to do all that quantifying and validating.
—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
18 Apr. 2026
Cyber-physical systems going to become very pervasive The concept of cy-trust focuses on quantifying trust in a measurable way.
—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
The agency claims that quantifying health benefits is too uncertain.
—
Andrew Behar,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
Today, new global health research quantifying the risks of pollution exposure helps explain why disasters like Donora were so deadly, and why similar health threats persist.
—
Ella Whitman,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
Each title race is unique, every contending team shaped by a different mental make-up and set of circumstances, and quantifying how each psychological strain manifests itself on the pitch is next to impossible.
—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
The remainder focuses mainly on quantifying the economic benefit created by the Sac State athletics department in recent years.
—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
8 Mar. 2026
Regardless, a population of 213 unsheltered homeless people is comparable to, if somewhat higher than, the totals found in unincorporated areas during recent point-in-time counts, a separate method for quantifying the crisis that takes place once a year.
—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantifying
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About the flag This American flag, larger than the reconstructed pioneer cabin in which it was found, measuring approximately 19 by 36 feet, spans more than 680 square feet – roughly the size of a standard one-bedroom New York apartment.
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The setup can scan an area measuring 200 by 200 micrometers at heights ranging from 50 to 450 micrometers above the surface.
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Now the county is weighing greenlighting a nearly $80,000 event.
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City officials have been weighing a similar move in recent months.
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Real-world error includes sources of error beyond sampling error, such as nonresponse bias, coverage error, late shifts among undecided voters and error in estimating the composition of the electorate.
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Yet, in open defiance of the ban, last year’s Pride went on as planned and was the biggest in Hungary’s history, with organizers estimating attendance at more than 350,000.
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Acting President Rodríguez said on state television that a presidential commission was assessing the state of housing and infrastructure damaged by the quakes.
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Alphonse Provinziano, managing partner of Provinziano & Associates law firm in Beverly Hills, also pointed to the mismatch in wealth in assessing possible spousal support for Kelce.
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