quantify

verb

quan·​ti·​fy ˈkwän-tə-ˌfī 

quantified; quantifying

transitive verb

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Newton drafted a report, including line charts that quantified his behavior with and without the interventions and photographs of her team’s injuries. —Annie Waldman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024

The researchers identified factors that determine when human judgment is important for decision making: • Objectives are complex and, depending on context-specific nuance, difficult to quantify. —Brian Jackson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024

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. —New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024

But court records show no attempt by St. Peter’s to quantify the problem beyond its initial scramble to detoxify patients. —J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin quantificare, from Latin quantus how much

First Known Use

1627, in the meaning defined at sense 2