quantification

quan·ti·fy

Q0014500 (kwŏn′tə-fī′)tr.v. quan·ti·fied, quan·ti·fy·ing, quan·ti·fies 1. To determine or express the quantity of.2. Logic To limit the variables of (a proposition) by prefixing an operator such as all or some.

[Medieval Latin quantificāre : Latin quantus, how great; see quantity + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]

quan′ti·fi′a·ble adj.quan′ti·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

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Noun	1.	quantification - a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no')limitation, restriction - a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements"functional calculus, predicate calculus - a system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions)
	2.	quantification - the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of somethingmeasurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"gradation, graduation - the act of arranging in grades

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quantificationquantificazione

quantification

[‚kwän·tə·fə′kā·shən] (science and technology) The act of quantifying, that is, of giving a numerical value to a measurement of something, as in computer applications, psychology, or market research.

quantification

the transformation of observations into numerical data to assist analysis and comparison.

quantification

Related to quantification: Quantification theory

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noun a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers 'some' or 'all' or 'no')

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limitation
restriction
functional calculus
predicate calculus

noun the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something

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measurement
measuring
mensuration
measure
gradation
graduation