quantitative

[ kwon-ti-tey-tiv ]

/ ˈkwɒn tɪˌteɪ tɪv /

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adjective

that is or may be estimated by quantity.

of or relating to the describing or measuring of quantity.

of or relating to a metrical system, as that of classical verse, based on the alternation of long and short, rather than accented and unaccented, syllables.

of or relating to the length of a spoken vowel or consonant.

Words nearby quantitative

quantico, quantifier, quantify, quantile, quantitate, quantitative, quantitative analysis, quantitative character, quantitative easing, quantitative genetics, quantitative inheritance

Sometimes quan·ti·tive [kwon-ti-tiv] /ˈkwɒn tɪ tɪv/.

Origin of quantitative

1575–85; < Medieval Latin quantitātīvus, equivalent to Latin quantitāt- (stem of quantitās) quantity + -īvus -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM quantitative

quan·ti·ta·tive·ly, quan·ti·tive·ly, adverbquan·ti·ta·tive·ness, quan·ti·tive·ness, nounnon·quan·ti·ta·tive, adjectivenon·quan·ti·ta·tive·ly, adverb

non·quan·ti·ta·tive·ness, nounun·quan·ti·ta·tive, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH quantitative

qualitative quantitative

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Examples from the Web for quantitative

Chairman of the Federal Reserve: “Quantitative Easing it is!”
Up to a Point: P.J. O’Rourke on Ukraine, Craps & the Fed|P. J. O’Rourke|February 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yellen was present at the creation of quantitative easing, and is pledging to continue the policy until it works.
Janet Yellen Succeeds in the Senate Without Really Trying|Daniel Gross|November 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Republicans have tried for the last several years to make it seem as if quantitative easing is a tool of the hard left.
Janet Yellen Succeeds in the Senate Without Really Trying|Daniel Gross|November 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The objections to quantitative easing were generally pro forma and not particularly articulate.
Janet Yellen Succeeds in the Senate Without Really Trying|Daniel Gross|November 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST

For their part, Democrats seemed to want to talk about everything but quantitative easing and monetary policy.
Janet Yellen Succeeds in the Senate Without Really Trying|Daniel Gross|November 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Latin, on the other hand, was a quantitative language, in which accent was relatively subordinate.
New Latin Grammar|Charles E. Bennett
But the quantitative difference of acquired precept between the later pagan and the early Christian is not the key to the future.
The History of Freedom|John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
Croce says that genius has a quantitative and not a qualitative signification, but he offers no demonstration.
Art Principles|Ernest Govett
The character of your training and experience leads you to exact and quantitative thought.
Herbert Hoover|Vernon Kellogg
This it is which chiefly gives us the numerical data on which we have to rely for the quantitative features of tidal evolution.
Time and Tide|Robert S. (Robert Stawell) Ball

British Dictionary definitions for quantitative

quantitative

quantitive

/ (ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv, -ˌteɪ-) /

adjective

involving or relating to considerations of amount or sizeCompare qualitative

capable of being measured

prosody denoting or relating to a metrical system, such as that in Latin and Greek verse, that is based on the relative length rather than stress of syllables

Derived forms of quantitative

quantitatively or quantitively, adverb

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quantitative

adjective

Words related to quantitative

Words nearby quantitative

Origin of quantitative

OTHER WORDS FROM quantitative

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH quantitative

Examples from the Web for quantitative

British Dictionary definitions for quantitative

quantitive

adjective

Derived forms of quantitative