Meaning & use
quantify
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To express or measure something as a definite amount or number.
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It's hard to quantify exactly how much the new policy improved morale.
Researchers tried to quantify the environmental impact of the factory's emissions.
A note on using this word
Often used to describe things considered subjective or hard to measure, as in "difficult to quantify."
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