- quantification
- noun Date: circa 1840 the operation of quantifying • quantificational adjective • quantificationally adverb
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quantification — quantify quan‧ti‧fy [ˈkwɒntfaɪ ǁ ˈkwɑːn ] verb quantified PTandPP [transitive] to measure something and express it as a number, especially something that is difficult to measure: • Quantifying the effect of advertising on sales is difficult.… … Financial and business terms
quantification — kvantavimas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. quantification; quantization vok. Quantelung, f; Quantisieren, n; Quantisierung, f rus. квантирование, n; квантование, n pranc. quantification, f … Automatikos terminų žodynas
quantification — kvantavimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. quantification; quantization vok. Quantelung, f; Quantisierung, f rus. квантование, n pranc. quantification, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
quantification — quantify ► VERB (quantifies, quantified) ▪ express or measure the quantity of. DERIVATIVES quantifiable adjective quantification noun … English terms dictionary
QUANTIFICATION (linguistique) — QUANTIFICATION, linguistique La quantification est une série d’opérations de détermination qui sont constitutives de la bonne formation de l’énoncé. Le terme de quantification, en tant qu’opérations, a été introduit par C. S. Peirce et par G.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
