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quantitative
[kwon-ti-tey-tiv]
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.
quantitative
/ ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv, -ˌteɪ- /
adjective
involving or relating to considerations of amount or size Compare 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
Other Word Forms
- quantitatively adverb
- quantitively adverb
- quantitativeness noun
- quantitiveness noun
- nonquantitative adjective
- nonquantitativeness noun
- unquantitative adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of quantitative1
Example Sentences
The research team used both qualitative and quantitative methods.
Julian Emanuel, chief equity and quantitative strategist at Evercore ISI, thinks it might, because unlike the start of the previous two earnings seasons, the market is entering this one with significantly improved sentiment.
Along with the U.S. fiscal deterioration, the firm noted that it’s hardly a coincidence that gold has increased fourfold since 2008-09, when the Federal Reserve under Ben Bernanke instituted quantitative easing.
It comes two weeks after Nigel Farage met Mr Bailey to argue for the end of BoE bond sales, known as quantitative tightening, claiming it is costing taxpayers billions and driving up debt.
It is within the Fed’s tool kit, for example, to buy mortgage bonds, one variety of a maneuver known as “quantitative easing.”
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