quantification
noun
quan·ti·fi·ca·tion
ˌkwän-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
: the operation of quantifying
quantificationally
adverb
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To move beyond observation and into quantification, the authors of the 2016 Current Biology study trained a male secretary bird named Madeleine at the Hawk Conservancy Trust in Hampshire, England.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2026
These practices move wellness toward quantification.
—Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
In a sector already squeezed by rising land prices, material costs, and labor shortages, those weeks of manual quantification represent millions of dollars in overhead that never swing a hammer.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Such inquiry takes time and stubbornly resists quantification; its effects are complex and diffuse, embedded in the long arc of a doctor’s moral life.
—Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2026
These practices move wellness toward quantification.
—Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
In a sector already squeezed by rising land prices, material costs, and labor shortages, those weeks of manual quantification represent millions of dollars in overhead that never swing a hammer.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Such inquiry takes time and stubbornly resists quantification; its effects are complex and diffuse, embedded in the long arc of a doctor’s moral life.
—Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for quantification
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“Quantification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantification. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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