n. the expression of an economic activity in monetary units
n. a limitation that is imposed on the variables of a proposition
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Modification by a reference to quantity; the introduction of the element of quantity.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of attaching quantity to anything: as, the quantification of the predicate.
n. The act of determining the quantity.
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n. a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no')
n. the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something
Word Usage
"But the scientific quest for quantification is important to those funding it – those filthy rich AI-Guys who have so long dreamed of conscious machines and artificial immortality (uploaded minds)."