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
Now, with inflation soaring, the Fed has been raising interest rates and — until these bank bailouts — reducing its trove of securities, through quantitative tightening.
From New York Times
The bank has been letting bonds it purchased during its quantitative easing program roll off its balance sheet for about a year.
From Reuters
For Pepper, the data provided a quantitative perspective on the reality she was dealing with every day — one marked by tumult.
From Scientific American
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