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
Example Sentences
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 The estimated $55 million music market in Israel, like the Middle Eastern country’s comparatively small size, would quantify as the equivalent of a rounding error for a global music company. 
Shirley Halperin, Variety, 29 July 2022 The Juvenile Law Center report, which examined youth restitution laws in all 50 states and 6 US territories, does not quantify how many young people owe restitution from year to year. Erica L. Green, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022 The official could not quantify the number of calls or emails received. Jen Christensen, CNN, 13 July 2022 The researchers quantify pitching performance with a metric called Fielding Independent Pitching; batting with Weighted Runs Created Plus; and fielding with Errors per Inning Out. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 2 Mar. 2022 Strategists in both parties are still trying to quantify how many voters like Ms. Holstein are out there. New York Times, 5 July 2022 These things were all impossible to quantify in any accessible form before Top Pop Singles appeared. Steve Greenberg, Billboard, 15 June 2022 Knowledge worker productivity is inherently enigmatic and almost impossible to quantify. Mark Settle, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022 Indirect emissions from upstream production and downstream consumption could also have to be tabulated under the rule, even though these are impossible to quantify reliably. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2022 See More
Shirley Halperin, Variety, 29 July 2022 The Juvenile Law Center report, which examined youth restitution laws in all 50 states and 6 US territories, does not quantify how many young people owe restitution from year to year. Erica L. Green, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022 The official could not quantify the number of calls or emails received. Jen Christensen, CNN, 13 July 2022 The researchers quantify pitching performance with a metric called Fielding Independent Pitching; batting with Weighted Runs Created Plus; and fielding with Errors per Inning Out. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 2 Mar. 2022 Strategists in both parties are still trying to quantify how many voters like Ms. Holstein are out there. New York Times, 5 July 2022 These things were all impossible to quantify in any accessible form before Top Pop Singles appeared. Steve Greenberg, Billboard, 15 June 2022 Knowledge worker productivity is inherently enigmatic and almost impossible to quantify. Mark Settle, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022 Indirect emissions from upstream production and downstream consumption could also have to be tabulated under the rule, even though these are impossible to quantify reliably. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin quantificare, from Latin quantus how much
First Known Use
1627, in the meaning defined at sense 2
quantifies
verb
as in measures
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. Synonyms & Similar Words
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- measures
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- lays off
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- calipers
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- tallies
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- adds up
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- ciphers
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- works out
- totals
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- marks (off)
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- dopes (out)