quantifies

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“Jamie and I would talk every day after he brought this role for me. I didn’t want to be measured on VAR,” which stands for “value at risk,” a statistical measure that quantifies financial risk.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

"They don't identify how much help each eye needs, it just quantifies what level of acuity a child has - what size letters a child can see."

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

My research group's latest work on supply chain disruptions and the effects of various transportation disruptions, including delays, quantifies the impact on the quality of fresh produce.

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2024

As hard as Glasnow throws, his fastball plays up because of his way-above-average extension, which quantifies how much closer a pitcher’s release point is to home plate.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2024

Likewise, the logician would argue, You only live once should be rewritten as You live only once, with only next to the thing it quantifies, once.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker