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quantification

quan·ti·fi·cation

UK/ˌkwɒn.tɪˌfɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ US/ˌkwɑn.təˌfɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some'' or `all'' or `no'')

2.

the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something

Origin

Coined by Scottish philosopher Sir William Hamilton: "quantification of the predicate".

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