quantification

quantification

English

Etymology

Coined by Scottish philosopher Sir William Hamilton: "quantification of the predicate".

Noun

quantification (countable and uncountable, plural quantifications)

1. The act of quantifying.
2. (economics) The expression of an economic activity in monetary units.
3. (logic) A limitation that is imposed on the variables of a proposition.

Synonyms

• quantitation

Translations

act

Czech: kvantifikace f Danish: kvantificering c Finnish: kvantifiointi (fi), kvantifioiminen Macedonian: уколичување n (ukoličuvanje), квантификација f (kvantifikacija)

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French

Etymology

From English quantification.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

quantification f (plural quantifications)

1. quantification

Further reading

• “quantification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.