quantification
Assigning numbers systematically
Quantification is the act of measuring or expressing something in numerical terms.
Scientists pursue quantification of phenomena that were previously only described qualitatively: the quantification of pain levels, the quantification of happiness.
In logic, quantification specifies how many members of a set a statement applies to—whether all, some, or none.
Mathematical problem-solving process
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- estimationApproximate value judgment
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
gauging · surveying · metering · scaling · dimensioning · sizing · weighing · timing
Measure of relative size
- extentRange or magnitude
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- scopeExtent or range
degree · volume · capacity · intensity · level · range · threshold · limit
Quantified chance of occurrence
- varianceSpread around the mean
- regressionReturn to former state
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- meanAverage, or spiteful
median · mode · standard deviation · distribution · outliers · sample size · p-value · confidence interval
Determining quantity sequentially
- tallyRecorded count
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- tabulationOrganizing data systematically
- censusOfficial population count
listing · itemization · cataloging · numeration · reckoning · register · indexing · collation
Mathematics of basic operations
- digitsSingle-place numerals
- integerNumber lacking fractions
- fractionPart divided by whole
- decimalTenths-based notation
percentage · ratio · sum · total · quotient · coefficient · exponent · variable
Based on observation, not theory
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- verificationProving something accurate
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
methodology · hypothesis · control · variable · parameter · data collection · reproducibility · systematic
calculation
Mathematical problem-solving process
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- estimationApproximate value judgment
calibration · gauging · surveying · metering · scaling · dimensioning · sizing · weighing · timing · clocking
scale
Measure of relative size
- extentRange or magnitude
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
scope · degree · volume · capacity · intensity · level · range · threshold · limit · ceiling
probability
Quantified chance of occurrence
- varianceSpread around the mean
- regressionReturn to former state
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
mean · median · mode · standard deviation · distribution · outliers · sample size · p-value · confidence interval · percentile
counting
Determining quantity sequentially
- tallyRecorded count
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- tabulationOrganizing data systematically
census · listing · itemization · cataloging · numeration · reckoning · register · indexing · collation · compilation
arithmetic
Mathematics of basic operations
decimal · percentage · ratio · sum · total · quotient · coefficient · exponent · variable · constant
empirical
Based on observation, not theory
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- verificationProving something accurate
replication · methodology · hypothesis · control · variable · parameter · data collection · reproducibility · systematic · rigor
- measurementscales, gauging, balance, metering, gram
- research methodsexperiment, hypothesis, deduction, experiments, induction
- lab workblood test, blood draw, urinalysis, centrifugation, pipetting
- Chemical Analysisspectrophotometry, chemical analysis, titration, spectroscopy, chromatography
- semanticsmeaning, denotation, sense, connotation, reference
- Bioanalysisassay, assays, analyte, mass spectrometry, chromatography
quantificationguesswork
Conclusions drawn without proof
imprecision · inexactness · vagueness · estimation · approximation
quantificationqualification
Required skill or condition
description · interpretation · hermeneutics · thick description · subjectivity
quantificationimmeasurability
State beyond quantification
indefiniteness · indeterminacy · ambiguity · fuzziness · ineffability