26984 words

quantify

3 definitions • 4 examples
1
to measure or judge the size or amount of something:

Examples:

It's difficult to quantify how many people will be affected by the change.
2
to measure or judge the amount or number of something:

Examples:

It’s difficult to quantify how many people will have to pay higher taxes.
3
to measure the size or amount of something and express it as a number:

Examples:

difficult/hard/impossible to quantify The economic costs of IT complexity are hard to quantify.
He said it was too early to quantify the total financial impact of the hurricanes.

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