quantification meaning: definition, etymology

quantification

noun

UK /ˌkwɒn.tɪˌfɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ · CA, US /ˌkwɑn.təˌfɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

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

The act of quantifying.

Economics, Sciences The expression of an economic activity in monetary units.

Human sciences, Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, Sciences A limitation that is imposed on the variables of a proposition.

Synonyms: quantitation
Derived terms: bioquantification, histoquantification, immunoquantification, misquantification, overquantification, quantificational, requantification, semiquantification