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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Their goal is to quantify the damage and propose recovery solutions.
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Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
Don’t forget to track and measure the success of your efforts to facilitate continuous improvement and quantify payback in the eyes of top management and other constituents.
—Martin Zwilling, Forbes, 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
That's another tragedy, although it can't be quantified with a loss of life.
—Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2024
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Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
Don’t forget to track and measure the success of your efforts to facilitate continuous improvement and quantify payback in the eyes of top management and other constituents.
—Martin Zwilling, Forbes, 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
That's another tragedy, although it can't be quantified with a loss of life.
—Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Quantify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantify. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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