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quantitation

quantitation

7.8
To measure how much of something there is
  • noun
  • /ˌkwɒntɪˈteɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cuantificación
  • The analysis and quantitation of the compounds were carried out with a Hewlett Packard gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer (GC/MS) (HP5890II/HP5971A) controlled by an HPCHEM software program.
  • DNA quantitation

So that was one place where quantitation a fair number if you missed that.

Examples

  • Two recent studies of children in low-income countries have highlighted the need for pathogen quantitation.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Her research interests are identification and quantitation of Shigella spp. and how this pathogen interacts with human gut microbiota.

    Academic text (2015)

  • And you can compare various methods for quantitation and you come up with different half lives here.

  • Furthermore, quantitation of regressing neuroblastomas was impossible before our project.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Most specimens testing positive had TTV DNA loads above the limit of quantitation of the assay.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Quantitation of HIV-1 proviral DNA was performed by a similar quantitative competitive PCR.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Virus quantitation was performed by calculating embryo infectious dose 50 (EID50) through a previously described method (Dennis, 2008).

    Academic text (2015)

  • Eneroth and colleagues reported a correlation between the invasiveness of acinic cell carcinoma and the quantitation of DNA, but they observed that this relationship did not necessarily predict the patient's clinical course.

    Academic text (2005)

  • A major limitation of reconstruction filters in SPECT is that optimal filters for qualitative or visual evaluation may be quite different from optimal filters for quantitation. This means the study requires reconstruction twice, or a 'compromise filter' needs to be employed.

    Academic text (2007)

  • In scientific experiments, accurate quantitation of chemical concentrations is essential for reliable results.

Synonyms

measurement
vsquantitation
183 1.9

Finding how big, how much, or how strong something is by using numbers

is the scientific process focused specifically on finding quantities in studies
determination
vsquantitation
38 3.6

Finding the exact value of something by testing or measuring

focuses only on measuring amounts rather than broader identification or quality
measuring
vsquantitation
20 2.2

Finding the size or amount of something using a tool

is the scientific measurement process aimed at determining amounts precisely
reckoning
vsquantitation
11 7.1

A way of calculating numbers to find an amount

involves precise scientific measuring rather than approximate calculating or guessing
quantification
vsquantitation
3 6.3

Measuring how much of something there is

is the broader scientific process of determining amounts, not only stating numbers
quantitative analysis
vsquantitation
  • Specialized
3 4.5

To measure how much of each chemical or element is in a sample

is the general scientific process of measuring amounts across fields
quantitative chemical analysis
vsquantitation
  • Specialized
4.9

A chemical test that measures how much of each substance is in a sample

is broader scientific measurement not limited to chemical substances

How Precise

quantitation
  • Specialized
7.8
measurement
183 1.9
estimate
370 2.6
approximation
22 4.4

Surface Forms

quantitation singular
quantitations plural

Morphology

quantitation = quantitate (semi-transparent) = quantitate + ion

The noun is a regular formation from the verb 'quantitate' using the nominalizing suffix '-ion'.

Etymology

The word quantitation comes from the Latin root quant- meaning 'how much', the same root as the common words quantity and quantify. So quantitation is the act of measuring the 'amount' of something, especially in science.