Quantification

quan·ti·fy  (kwnt-f)

tr.v. quan·ti·fied, quan·ti·fy·ing, quan·ti·fies

1. To determine or express the quantity of.

2. Logic To limit the variables of (a proposition) by prefixing an operator such as all or some.

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[Medieval Latin quantificre : Latin quantus, how great; see quantity + Latin -ficre, -fy.]

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quanti·fia·ble adj.

quanti·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quantification - a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no') limitation, restriction - a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements" functional calculus, predicate calculus - a system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions)
	2.	quantification - the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something measurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" gradation, graduation - the act of arranging in grades