Quantification
/ˌkwɑn.təˌfɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of quantifying. countable, uncountable
- 2 the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something wordnet
- 3 The expression of an economic activity in monetary units. countable, uncountable
- 4 a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers ‘some’ or ‘all’ or ‘no’) wordnet
- 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".