NOUN | cognition | quantification | a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers 'some' or 'all' or 'no') |
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act | quantification | the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something |
Sounds | kwaa.ntihfahkey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers 'some' or 'all' or 'no'). | |
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Part of | predicate calculus, functional calculus | A system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions) |
Broader | restriction, limitation | A principle that limits the extent of something |
Verbs | quantify | use as a quantifier |
Meaning | The act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something. | |
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Narrower | gradation, graduation | The act of arranging in grades |
Broader | measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration | The act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule |
Spanish | cuantificación, cuantificador | |
Catalan | quantificació | |
Verbs | quantify | express as a number or measure or quantity |
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