A Topical Dictionary: Search for quantification

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English

Etymology

Coined by Scottish philosopher w:Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet|Sir William Hamilton. "quantification of the predicate"

Noun

the act of quantifying
the expression of an economic activity in monetary units
a limitation that is imposed on the variables of a proposition

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French

Etymology

From #English|quantification.

Noun

#English|quantification

el:quantification fr:quantification lt:quantification ru:quantification fi:quantification vi:quantification tr:quantification zh:quantification

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Quantification \Quan`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n. [See Quantity.]
Modification by a reference to quantity; the introduction of
the element of quantity.
[1913 Webster]

The quantification of the predicate belongs in part to
Sir William Hamilton; viz., in its extension to
negative propositions. --De Quincey.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet quantification
n 1: a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as
by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no')
2: the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of
something

Moby Dictionary
accounting , appraisal , appraisement , approximation , assessment ,
assize , assizement , calculation , census , computation , correction ,
counting , dactylonomy , determination , enumeration , estimate ,
estimation , evaluation , foliation , gauging , instrumentation ,
inventorying , measure , measurement , measuring , mensuration ,
metric system , numbering , numeration , pagination , quantization ,
rating , survey , surveying , tallying , telemetering , telemetry ,
telling , triangulation , valuation