# quantification

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkwɒn.tɪˌfɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #35,474

## Definitions
1. The act of quantifying.
2. The expression of an economic activity in monetary units.
3. A limitation that is imposed on the variables of a proposition.

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

## Easily confused with
- **qualification** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qualification-vs-quantification)

## Common misspellings (21)
`qauntification`, `qquantification`, `quanitfication`, `quanntification`, `quantfiication`, `quantifciation`, `quantiffication`, `quantifiaction`, `quantificaiton`, `quantificasion`, `quantificatino`, `quantificationn`, `quantificatoin`, `quantificattion`, `quantificcation`, `quantifictaion`, `quantiifcation`, `quanttification`, `quatnification`, `qunatification`, `uqantification`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/quantification