quantifying
Putting numbers on
Quantifying is the process of measuring or expressing something in numerical terms.
Scientists quantify results to make them comparable; economists quantify risk to price insurance.
The word often appears when someone tries to pin down something elusive: How do you quantify happiness?
The damage is hard to quantify.
Determining quantity sequentially
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- computingProcessing data mathematically
- arithmeticMathematics of basic operations
- additionJoining quantities mathematically
subtraction · multiplication · division · fractions · decimals · percentages · averages · sums
Facts for analysis
- analyticsSystematic examination of datasets
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- correlationsStatistical relationships between variables
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
coefficients · indexes · trends · sampling · regression · variance · distribution · probability
Determining size or amount
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- gaugingMeasuring or estimating
- weighingMeasuring mass or heft
- volumeAmount of space filled
dimensions · scale · calipers · tape · meter · ruler · protractor · thermometer
Judging quality or worth
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- scoringEarning points in competition
- rankingOrdered position assignment
- gradingAssigning marks to work
valuation · appraisal · estimation · judgment · analysis · review · criteria · standards
Conforming to fact
- exactPerfectly correct, no deviation
- specificClearly defined, not vague
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- rigorousExtremely thorough and careful
methodical · systematic · thorough · detailed · calibrated · fine-tuned · pinpoint · reproducible
counting
Determining quantity sequentially
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- computingProcessing data mathematically
- arithmeticMathematics of basic operations
addition · subtraction · multiplication · division · fractions · decimals · percentages · averages · sums · integers
data
Facts for analysis
- analyticsSystematic examination of datasets
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- correlationsStatistical relationships between variables
variables · coefficients · indexes · trends · sampling · regression · variance · distribution · probability · frequency
measurement
Determining size or amount
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- gaugingMeasuring or estimating
- weighingMeasuring mass or heft
volume · dimensions · scale · calipers · tape · meter · ruler · protractor · thermometer · barometer
evaluating
Judging quality or worth
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- scoringEarning points in competition
- rankingOrdered position assignment
grading · valuation · appraisal · estimation · judgment · analysis · review · criteria · standards · benchmarks
accurate
Conforming to fact
- exactPerfectly correct, no deviation
- specificClearly defined, not vague
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
rigorous · methodical · systematic · thorough · detailed · calibrated · fine-tuned · pinpoint · reproducible · standardized
- math operationsaddition, adding, subtraction, subtracting, multiplication
- organizingorganizing, categorizing, grouping, structuring, classifying
- resumesresume, CV, work experience, education history, skills
quantifyingguessing
Estimating without certainty
ballparking · guesstimating · eyeballing · speculating · hand-waving
quantifyingqualifying
Meeting required criteria
describing · characterizing · narrating · interpreting · categorizing
quantifyingintuiting
Knowing without evidence
feeling · sensing · experiencing · ignoring · disregarding
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