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
Elizabeth Phillips, a former Department of Juvenile Justice ombudsman who is also a Hope navigator assisting Floridians, said during the roundtable that not everything Hope Florida does can be quantified in a weekly report.
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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
In the early 2010s, fitness apps started quantifying health metrics, serving as calorie and nutrition counters.
—Igor Epshteyn, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
In this country, we are obsessed with content and curriculum, all the while devaluing presence and proximity, which are two teaching values hard to describe or quantify (or, indeed, teach).
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Now, machine learning can quantify that assessment with surprising accuracy.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2025
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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
In the early 2010s, fitness apps started quantifying health metrics, serving as calorie and nutrition counters.
—Igor Epshteyn, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
In this country, we are obsessed with content and curriculum, all the while devaluing presence and proximity, which are two teaching values hard to describe or quantify (or, indeed, teach).
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Now, machine learning can quantify that assessment with surprising accuracy.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantify
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The most telling way to measure Timber’s impact is that, even when White returned from injury in February, Arteta stuck with the Dutchman until he was lost to the ankle problem that kept him out for the final month of the season.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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One small study of 42 marathoners found that the run-walkers and continuous runners had experienced similar stress on their cardiovascular systems, when measured at the finish line of a marathon, but the run-walkers reported less muscle pain and fatigue after the race.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Synapses are the way neurons move and compute information in the brain.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
14 May 2025
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Power is the lifeblood of data centers, but data centers aren’t plug-and-play operations, requiring copious amounts of electricity for computing power and fans to keep the infrastructure cool.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
27 Apr. 2025
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Unlike mutual funds, private equity offers little transparency, and retail investors may struggle to assess true value.—
Dan Irvine,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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In the study, sponsored by Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, researchers developed a new scorecard to assess the urgency of local caregiving needs.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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With a major overhaul of the car design regulations on the horizon for next year, all teams are currently weighing the trade-off between keeping some resources focused on making gains for this year versus going all-in for a better car in 2026.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Many expect Durant to be moved after another year of underperforming with the Suns, while Antetokounmpo is weighing his future in Milwaukee.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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“Quantify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantify. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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