quantifies , quantifying , quantified
If you try to quantify something, you try to calculate how much of it there is.
It is difficult to quantify an exact figure as firms are reluctant to declare their losses.
很难确定一个准确的数字,因为各家公司不愿公布它们的亏损情况。
The study is the first to quantify how widespread the practice is.
这项研究第一次将此做法的普遍性加以量化。