quantitative
[ kwon-ti-tey-tiv ]
/ ˈkwɒn tɪˌteɪ tɪv /
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.
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Sometimes quan·ti·tive [kwon-ti-tiv] /ˈkwɒn tɪ tɪv/ .
Origin of quantitative
OTHER WORDS FROM quantitative
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH quantitative
qualitative, quantitativeWords nearby quantitative
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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
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