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
The survey asked a few dozen questions meant to quantify — in a single number — a person’s risk of severe outcomes like ending up in the emergency room, having a mental health crisis, becoming incarcerated, or dying on the streets.
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Carly Stern, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
These hurdles include complex regulatory procedures within some African nations that can delay drugs from reaching the target population and inadequate data collection systems to track and quantify the impact on public health.
—David Cox, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
In addition, as with smart cities, there is always the concern that not all facets of the urban landscape can be quantified and plugged into a model.
—Seydina Fall, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
The Institut pour les Savoir-Faire Français, formerly known as the Institut National des Métiers d’Art, set out to quantify the value of manual activities via a broad survey of skilled artisans such as woodworkers, stone cutters, leather goods-makers, weavers, glassblowers and more.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024
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Carly Stern, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
These hurdles include complex regulatory procedures within some African nations that can delay drugs from reaching the target population and inadequate data collection systems to track and quantify the impact on public health.
—David Cox, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
In addition, as with smart cities, there is always the concern that not all facets of the urban landscape can be quantified and plugged into a model.
—Seydina Fall, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
The Institut pour les Savoir-Faire Français, formerly known as the Institut National des Métiers d’Art, set out to quantify the value of manual activities via a broad survey of skilled artisans such as woodworkers, stone cutters, leather goods-makers, weavers, glassblowers and more.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantify
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The broader crypto market, as measured by the CoinDesk 20 index, hovered below the flat line. Among crypto stocks, Coinbase was litte changed in premarket trading.Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
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The homicide figures do not include killings that occurred in self-defense or in other circumstances not measured in Chicago police statistics.Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
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Automobiles—from passenger cars to heavy trucks—are continuing their evolution toward becoming computing platforms on wheels, and Qualcomm is aiding that evolution.Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Companies can opt to pay to access their files and computing power through a cloud instead of investing in databases and hardware, so the cloud also offers companies data analytics, AI, and applications for business functions, according to oracle.com.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Its mice and rat control service includes a comprehensive inspection to assess the extent of an infestation and the vulnerabilities of the home.Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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First, assess the security measures in place, including the use of encryption standards and incident response plans.Lior Lamesh, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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However, the justices won’t be weighing the merits of the case, only whether the fuel companies have the right to sue.Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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For these economies with already weak growth starting points, the drag on net trade and rerouting stemming from the levies will weigh heavily, according to BNP Paribas economists.Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Quantify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantify. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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