quantifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of quantify
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.

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Recent Examples of quantifies The survey quantifies the sense of unease and frustration many customers of these new-wave insurers feel. — Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026 Fitness Index quantifies your well-being, showing body composition, cardio, endurance, flexibility, and strength in a single spider chart. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026 But the new study - which analyzed microbiome DNA data of 430 people across 207 households in Italy and Fiji - quantifies the transmission rate by relationship and includes the oral microbiome as well. — Joseph Kim, NPR, 16 June 2026 That’s according to a new report from the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) which quantifies the carbon, water, and land footprints of AI's electricity use around the globe. — Simmone Shah, Time, 3 June 2026 But a recent report from the non-partisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget quantifies the deep damage even a continuation at the recent peaks would inflict. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 30 May 2026 Atlassian's internal research, conducted through its 13-person behavioral science Teamwork Lab, quantifies the disconnect. — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026 According to the Social Readjustment Rating Scale, which quantifies the magnitude of certain life stressors, child loss is one of the most devastating losses a person can experience. — Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026 Original analysis by The Washington Post quantifies the pain at the pump. — Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantifies
  1. measures
  2. weighs
  3. computes
  4. assesses
  5. estimates
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  • It’s considered the gold standard in assessments and is the only common yardstick that measures student learning across the country.
    — Lamar Alexander, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Overall, two-thirds of patients did better on a frailty score that measures grip strength, chair stands, and balancing.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of measures
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  • The single-seat aircraft weighs about 253 pounds with batteries and includes a ballistic parachute and an automatic landing function.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • California weighs factors like time spent in the state and business ties when deciding who counts as a resident.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of weighs
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  • Claude rewrites the relevant part of the query in Wolfram Language, Wolfram computes the result and Claude builds its response around that number instead of predicting it.
    — Mateusz Mucha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Moreover, revisions to the way the Bureau of Economic Analysis computes the personal consumption expenditures price index are expected to take inflation readings issued earlier this year lower.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of computes
Verb
  • In 2020, business owners on a five-mile stretch of the avenue rallied to form a public improvement district, which assesses a tax that’s used to pay for security patrols.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Patients complete a 10- to 15-minute questionnaire and a facial scan before the system assesses their skin and selects an acne treatment.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of assesses
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  • At full capacity, the company estimates that the new facility could feature approximately 600 employees.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • One recent analysis estimates that the Big Three took between 10 and 15 years to catch up with Japanese advances in production efficiency.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of estimates

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