quantification

n. act of quantifying, expressing quantity of something

The term quantification has several meanings, general and specific. Primarily it covers all those acts which quantify observations and experiences by converting them into numbers through counting and measuring. It is thus the basis for mathematics and for science.Some measure of the undisputed general importance of quantification in the natural sciences can be gleaned from the following comments: these are mere facts, but they are quantitative facts and the basis of science. It seems to be held as universally true that the foundation of quantification is measurement. There is little doubt that quantification provided a basis for the objectivity of science. In ancient times, musicians and artists...rejected quantification, but merchants, by definition, quantified their affairs, in order to survive, made them visible on parchment and paper. Any reasonable comparison between Aristotle and Galileo shows clearly that there can be no unique lawfulness discovered without detailed quantification. Even today, universities use imperfect instruments called 'exams' to indirectly quantify something they call knowledge.
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Noun
1. a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no')
(hypernym) restriction, limitation
(part-holonym) predicate calculus, functional calculus
(derivation) quantify
2. the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something
(hypernym) measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration
(hyponym) gradation, graduation
(derivation) quantify, measure

n. quantification, quantization, allocation of discrete values (not successive) to a particular variable (Mathematics)

(n.)
Modification by a reference to quantity; the introduction of the element of quantity.