quantitative
Americanadjective
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that is or may be estimated by quantity.
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of or relating to the describing or measuring of quantity.
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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.
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of or relating to the length of a spoken vowel or consonant.
adjective
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involving or relating to considerations of amount or size Compare qualitative
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capable of being measured
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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
Other Word Forms
- nonquantitative adjective
- nonquantitativeness noun
- quantitatively adverb
- quantitativeness noun
- quantitively adverb
- quantitiveness noun
- unquantitative adjective
Etymology
Origin of quantitative
First recorded in 1575–85; from Medieval Latin quantitātīvus, equivalent to Latin quantitāt- (stem of quantitās “amount”) + -īvus adjective suffix; quantity, -ive
Example Sentences
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It also delivers a detailed quantitative picture of plastics in the atmosphere, which remains the least understood reservoir in the global plastic cycle.
From Science Daily
The Federal Reserve previously used its balance sheet to stabilize markets in crisis by purchasing Treasurys and agency mortgage bonds — a process known as quantitative easing, or QE.
From MarketWatch
“S&P 500 earnings for the last several years have been concentrated in two themes: Tech/AI and a resilient U.S. consumer,” said Savita Subramanian, Bank of America’s head of U.S. equity & quantitative strategy.
From Barron's
The most wide ranging quantitative analysis of research on complementary and alternative treatments for autism has found no strong evidence that these approaches are effective.
From Science Daily
He has also consistently opposed the Fed buying bonds, dubbed “quantitative easing.”
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