quantifies

Puts into numbers

Quantifies means expresses or measures something in numerical terms.

To quantify is to assign a number or amount to what might otherwise remain vague: The study quantifies the relationship between sleep and productivity.

Scientists quantify data; economists quantify risk.

Some things resist quantification: How do you quantify love?

measurement

measures

Quantifies or evaluates

computes · determines · assesses · evaluates · estimates · tallies · counts · enumerates · tabulates · records

numerical

numbers

Counting and calculation symbols

amounts · totals · sums · counts · statistics · data · percentages · ratios · fractions · averages

magnitude

extent

Range or magnitude

  • degreeUnit of measurement
  • scaleMeasure of relative size
  • sizePhysical extent or dimensions

volume · intensity · proportion · scope · range · amplitude · level · amount · dimension · capacity

analysis

assessment

Formal evaluation of worth

estimation · interpretation · validation · verification · examination · diagnosis · review · judgment · determination · specification

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Opposites
precision vs. vagueness

quantifiesguesses

Estimates without certainty

guestimates · hand-waves · approximates · ballparks · generalizes

measurement vs. description

quantifiesqualifies

Meets necessary criteria

characterizes · narrates · depicts · interprets · describes

specification vs. generalization

quantifiesabstracts

Condensed versions of documents

generalizes · ignores · overlooks · disregards

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