Quantitative Analysis

verb moving closer to a particular place or person

adjective coming near or drawing close in time or distance

• The deadline for submitting the project proposal is quickly approaching.
• Hey, did you know that our lunch break is approaching?
• I can't believe the party is already approaching, time flies!
• As she walked through the forest, she felt a sense of unease approaching.

verb to determine the size, amount, or degree of something using a standard unit of measurement

• The scientist is measuring the exact weight of the sample in the laboratory.
• I'm measuring the ingredients for the cake recipe.
• Can you measure how far we are from the destination?
• Measuring success solely by monetary gain is short-sighted.

verb to raise a number to the second power

• In mathematics, squaring a number means multiplying it by itself.
• I was squaring up the numbers to see if they matched.
• I'm squaring up with my friend later to settle the debt.
• Squaring away your responsibilities will help you feel more organized.

noun a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 24 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 42 zeros.

• The probability of winning the lottery is extremely low, at about one in several septillion.
• There's like a septillion things I'd rather be doing right now than studying for this exam.
• I have a septillion things on my mind right now, I can't even focus.
• The amount of stars in the universe is estimated to be in the septillions, showing just how vast and infinite space really is.