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quan|ti|fi|ca|tion
quan|ti|fi|ca|tion «KWON tuh fuh KAY shuhn», noun.
the action of quantifying: »

The economist is inclined to overlook the fact that the basic data of economics are not sales-inventory ratios or the wholesale commodity index but human values and choices, hardly subject to quantification, or chart-reading (Wall Street Journal).


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  • quan§ti|fi|ca´tion|al|ly — quan|ti|fi|ca|tion|al «KWON tuh fuh KAY shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with quantification: »Those arguments must be recast in a “suitably formalized language that provides for quantificational notation” (Stephen Toulmin).… …   Useful english dictionary

  • quan|ti|fi|ca|tion|al — «KWON tuh fuh KAY shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with quantification: »Those arguments must be recast in a “suitably formalized language that provides for quantificational notation” (Stephen Toulmin). –quan§ti|fi|ca´tion|al|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • quan — chau·tau·quan; pi·quan·cy; quan·da·ry; quan·dong; quan·dy; quan·tal; quan·ti·fi·abil·i·ty; quan·ti·fi·able; quan·ti·fi·ably; quan·ti·fi·ca·tion; quan·ti·fy; quan·tim·e·ter; quan·ti·tate; quan·ti·ta·tion; quan·ti·ta·tive; quan·ti·tive;… …   English syllables

  • quan|ti|za|tion — «KWON tuh ZAY shuhn», noun. the fact or process of quantizing …   Useful english dictionary

  • quantification — quan·ti·fi·ca·tion …   English syllables

  • quantificational — quan·ti·fi·ca·tion·al …   English syllables

  • quantificationally — quan·ti·fi·ca·tion·al·ly …   English syllables

  • quantify — quan•ti•fy [[t]ˈkwɒn təˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing 1) to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of 2) pho logic to make explicit the quantity of (a proposition) 3) to give quantity to (something regarded as having only quality) quan′ti•fi… …   From formal English to slang

  • ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… …   English syllables

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