quantification
noun
quan·ti·fi·ca·tion
ˌkwän-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
: the operation of quantifying
quantificationally
adverb
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These high-stakes scenarios demand risk quantification that reflects their potential impact on society.
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Robert McNutt, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Everyone by now has at least heard of Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR), the standard for cyber risk quantification in dollar terms.
—Saket Modi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Other program areas include a new database on quantification tools and resources and studying how standards development has worked in other industries.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024
But quantification gives the impression of objectivity, obscuring the tradeoffs and definitional decisions that go into turning actions and outcomes into numbers.
—Diane Coyle, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
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Robert McNutt, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Everyone by now has at least heard of Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR), the standard for cyber risk quantification in dollar terms.
—Saket Modi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Other program areas include a new database on quantification tools and resources and studying how standards development has worked in other industries.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024
But quantification gives the impression of objectivity, obscuring the tradeoffs and definitional decisions that go into turning actions and outcomes into numbers.
—Diane Coyle, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
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“Quantification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantification. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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