quantify
verb
quan·ti·fy
ˈkwän-tə-ˌfī 
quantified; quantifying
1
a(1)
: to limit by a quantifier
(2)
: to bind by prefixing a quantifier
b
: to make explicit the logical quantity of
2
: to determine, express, or measure the quantity of
Examples of quantify in a Sentence
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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Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
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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
While some suppliers may offer products or services to customers such as airline miles or a product with additional renewable energy content, there is no data available to quantify the value of such offers.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
Newsweek reached out to the White House on Wednesday, asking if the administration had also struggled to quantify the number of birthright babies and whether the federal government should be tracking them.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Quantify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantify. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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