quantitating

verb

present participle of quantitate
as in quantifying

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  1. quantifying
  2. measuring
  3. scaling
Verb
  • 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
  • The company did not disclose data quantifying the shift toward maximalism or elaborate on how the two groups divided the development process.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of quantifying
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  • Industry reporting has described the vessel as a roughly 9,000-TEU container ship measuring about 270 metres in length.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Eventually the quilt grew to include 1,920 panels, each measuring 3 feet by 6 feet, the same size as a grave.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of measuring
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  • In certain circumstances, temporarily scaling back the extra payments could leave you in a better financial position instead.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Dealer Emanuel Layre is scaling back his gallery after 15 years in the Austrian capital, as ARTnews reported earlier, and according to Die Presse, Zeller van Almsick gallery will also close after nine years.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of scaling
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“Quantitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantitating. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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