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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The researchers quantified the economic fallout of different sizes of budget cuts to federal agencies that fund non-defense scientific R&D, including the NIH, the NSF, the Department of Energy, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Perhaps the locker room is now rallied around Josh Heupel and his staff, spurring something positive that’s hard to quantify.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Honestly, such measurement is impossible — because Phish’s kaleidoscope oeuvre, much of it invented in real time on stages, never to be repeated the same way, can’t really be quantified, even if most of the concert recordings exist.
—Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
Changes to Harvard’s tax status are hard to quantify, experts say.
—Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Perhaps the locker room is now rallied around Josh Heupel and his staff, spurring something positive that’s hard to quantify.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Honestly, such measurement is impossible — because Phish’s kaleidoscope oeuvre, much of it invented in real time on stages, never to be repeated the same way, can’t really be quantified, even if most of the concert recordings exist.
—Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
Changes to Harvard’s tax status are hard to quantify, experts say.
—Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Quantify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantify. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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