as in measuring
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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 quantifying
Now, new research puts dark chocolate back on the table, quantifying its impact on type 2 diabetes risk and weight gain in a study of nearly 200,000 US adults.
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New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
As Congress considers a bill that would provide family caregivers a tax credit, quantifying how much that time is worth is proving to be difficult.
—Ash-Har Quraishi, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2024
But in terms of quantifying their joy, the raise has about the same effect, Killingsworth says.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
For a financial institution, this kind of assessment includes identifying, quantifying and prioritizing potential security weaknesses in systems, networks and processes to enhance overall cybersecurity resilience.
—Monica Hovsepian, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Team officials spend significant energy every day taking their best guess at quantifying who is and isn’t available.
—Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Her research focuses on quantifying the effects of advertising, information, and social media movements on consumer choice.
—Jura Liaukonyte,
anna Tuchman,
xinrong Zhu, Harvard Business Review, 20 Mar. 2024
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has been researching this phenomenon since EVs started catching fire following Hurricane Sandy in 2012, but quantifying the issue has proven challenging.
—Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 1 Oct. 2024
New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
As Congress considers a bill that would provide family caregivers a tax credit, quantifying how much that time is worth is proving to be difficult.
—Ash-Har Quraishi, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2024
But in terms of quantifying their joy, the raise has about the same effect, Killingsworth says.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
For a financial institution, this kind of assessment includes identifying, quantifying and prioritizing potential security weaknesses in systems, networks and processes to enhance overall cybersecurity resilience.
—Monica Hovsepian, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Team officials spend significant energy every day taking their best guess at quantifying who is and isn’t available.
—Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Her research focuses on quantifying the effects of advertising, information, and social media movements on consumer choice.
—Jura Liaukonyte,
anna Tuchman,
xinrong Zhu, Harvard Business Review, 20 Mar. 2024
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has been researching this phenomenon since EVs started catching fire following Hurricane Sandy in 2012, but quantifying the issue has proven challenging.
—Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantifying
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Electrical signals are fundamental to cellular communication, yet traditional methods for measuring them are cumbersome and limited in scope.Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2024
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Since the measuring session, artists had begun creating the figure in London, in a four-story complex that turns out almost two hundred likenesses a year.Zach Zimmerman, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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During closed sessions in recent months, the Village Board has been weighing more specific options to incentivize Woodsonia to take on the Marketplace redevelopment project.Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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Some of the larger trays from the study could produce loaves weighing nearly seven pounds—suggesting that bakers may have made bread for many people to enjoy together.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
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You’d be forgiven for estimating that about half of those have come in games against Philadelphia.Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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So if, as articles like this one suggest, Nvidia wants to start selling web services and software subscriptions to businesses,leaders are estimating that the company can make $150 billion a year!John Werner, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The real challenge lies in critically assessing available solutions, especially those leveraging GenAI, to identify tools that deliver genuine value.Bankim Chandra, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Sources familiar with the five people on the team, who have spent the last six weeks assessing the space agency and its exploration plans, were careful to note that such teams are advisory in nature.Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Quantifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantifying. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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