different between estimation vs quantification

English

Alternative forms

• æstimation (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English estimacioun, estimacion, from Old French estimacion, from Latin aestimatio.Morphologically estimate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st??me???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

estimation (countable and uncountable, plural estimations)

1. The process of making an estimate.
2. The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate.
3. Esteem or favourable regard.

Derived terms

• estimate

Related terms

• esteem

Translations

French

Alternative forms

• æstimation (obsolete)

Etymology

estimer +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s.ti.ma.sj??/

Noun

estimation f (plural estimations)

1. estimate; estimation (rough calculation or guess)

Further reading

• “estimation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

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

Noun

quantification (countable and uncountable, plural quantifications)

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

Synonyms

• quantitation

Translations

French

Etymology

From English quantification.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.ti.fi.ka.sj??/

Noun

quantification f (plural quantifications)

1. quantification

Further reading

• “quantification” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).