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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The end of so-called quantitative tightening will leave more liquidity in the banking system and financial markets.
From Barron's
“Best of” lists usually incorporate qualitative and quantitative factors.
From MarketWatch
The $350 trillion debt mountain and the difficulty in financing it convinces Howell that “the dreaded words” quantitative easing may well be back on the agenda for central banks globally in 2026.
From MarketWatch
“I don’t see concentration in and of itself as a problem that could topple the markets,” said Osman Ali, global co-head of quantitative investment strategies at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, at a media roundtable Monday.
From Barron's
“Under-ownership” might not sound like a good thing, but it might actually be a bullish sign, based on Morgan Stanley’s quantitative analysis that adjusted for market capitalization and earnings beats.
From MarketWatch
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