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- [kwon-tuh-fahy]
- /ˈkwɒn təˌfaɪ/
- /kwɒntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kwon-tuh-fahy]
- /ˈkwɒn təˌfaɪ/
Definitions of quantification word
- verb with object quantification to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of. 1
- verb with object quantification Logic. to make explicit the quantity of (a proposition). 1
- verb with object quantification to give quantity to (something regarded as having only quality). 1
- noun quantification The act of quantifying. 1
- noun quantification calculation of an amount 1
- noun quantification linguistics: use of quantifiers 1
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Origin of quantification
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; < Medieval Latin quantificāre, equivalent to Latin quant(us) how much + -ificāre -ify
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Parts of speech for Quantification
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
quantification popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
quantification usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for quantification
noun quantification
- calculation — A calculation is something that you think about and work out mathematically. Calculation is the process of working something out mathematically.
- amount — The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get.
- analysis — Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
- appraisal — If you make an appraisal of something, you consider it carefully and form an opinion about it.
- assessment — An assessment is a consideration of someone or something and a judgment about them.
Antonyms for quantification
noun quantification
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- importance — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- estimate — Roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of.
- guess — to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight.
- thinness — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
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