ˌkwäntəfə̇kāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: from quantify, after English qualify : qualification
1.
a. : the operation of quantifying in logic: as
(1) Hamiltonism : the process of making the quantity of a predicate explicit by prefixing it with all or some
by quantification “all men are mortals” becomes “all men are some mortals”
(2) : the operation in symbolic logic of forming a statement by prefixing a quantifier to a sentential function
b. : a statement formed by quantification
2. : the introduction of the element of quantity ; specifically : the transformation of qualitative into quantitative data in scientific methodology
a thermometer is used in the quantification of temperature
• quan·ti·fi·ca·tion·al | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kāshən ə l adjective
• quan·ti·fi·ca·tion·al·ly - ə lē adverb