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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Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
The Protective Power of Vaccination To quantify the impact of vaccines, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Johns Hopkins University digitized all weekly surveillance reports of nationally notifiable diseases for U.S. cities and states published between 1888 and 2011.
—Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
But the result of making those prices public is so far hard to quantify.
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That leads to something truly rare: a compassionate, good-faith investigation into something that’s nearly impossible to quantify.
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Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
The Protective Power of Vaccination To quantify the impact of vaccines, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Johns Hopkins University digitized all weekly surveillance reports of nationally notifiable diseases for U.S. cities and states published between 1888 and 2011.
—Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
But the result of making those prices public is so far hard to quantify.
—Julie Appleby, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
That leads to something truly rare: a compassionate, good-faith investigation into something that’s nearly impossible to quantify.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for quantify
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“Quantify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantify. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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