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Quantification

//ˌkwɑn.təˌfɪˈkeɪ.ʃən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of quantifying. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something wordnet
  3. 3
    The expression of an economic activity in monetary units. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers ‘some’ or ‘all’ or ‘no’) wordnet
  5. 5
    A limitation that is imposed on the variables of a proposition. countable, uncountable

Etymology

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

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