Quantitations

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

  1. The process of measuring or quantifying something in precise amounts or degrees
  2. The act of determining numerical values or quantities through systematic observation or calculation
  3. A method of assessing the concentrations or measurements of various substances or variables in a given context

Etymology: "Quantitations" is the plural of "quantitation," a noun for the process of measuring something numerically. The singular is built from "quantitate," a verb meaning to express or measure in quantitative terms, with the suffix "-ation" attached to form a noun of action. The plural simply counts separate instances of that process, such as several distinct measurement procedures or analyses.

Synonyms: quantifications, measurements, calculations, estimations, assessments