quantify
verb (used with object)
to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
had quantified
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past perfectof quantify.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The 100,000 figure cited in court on Friday represented the first time the government had quantified the number of revoked visas.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2017
“It was a colossal effort,” says Paine, and the first time that anyone had quantified the influence of so many species in a community.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 16, 2013
