Thesaurus results for QUANTIFY

quantify

verb

Definition of quantify

as in to measure

formal 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 quantifies the sense of unease and frustration many customers of these new-wave insurers feel. — Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026 Worse, some of the industry’s representatives have been trying to impress the public by quantifying the probability of catastrophe. — Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026 Firms have invested eagerly in AI, but the returns have been difficult to quantify. — Harvard Business Review, 23 Sep. 2026 But such vitriol never seems to be quantified in a way that's comparable to other famous athletes' fan bases. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quantify

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Second-quarter sales in the region, measured in hours, were up more than 68% year over year.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
By this gauge, policing’s proximity to the aesthetic field can be measured by its distance from the law.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of measure

Verb

The move was an about-face from December when city leaders approved a rezoning to allow a computing campus that developers later proposed would be more than twice the floor space of Buckhead’s Lenox Square mall.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Quantum-safe finance appears feasible, but the transition will require more computing resources, investment and coordination across institutions.

— Joao Gomes, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of compute

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It’s been further modified by many factors, from today’s online publishing platforms to new means for assessing and quantifying scientific impact, and the increasingly interdisciplinary and team-based nature of research.

— Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
However, as some researchers have pointed out, the available studies didn’t assess whether emotions are actually regulated through the chatbot, and therefore conflate distress relief with attachment.

— Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of assess

Verb

The city’s zoning administrator is now weighing whether to revoke the operator’s permit.

— Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Appointments to these boards generally happen in the beginning of each calendar year and are at the discretion of the Sacramento mayor who weighs councilmember preferences and workload.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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