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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One year ago, a relatively unknown artificial-intelligence lab owned by a Chinese quantitative hedge fund delivered a seismic shock to U.S. tech investors.
From MarketWatch
Fed officials were careful to stress this wasn’t a return to quantitative easing.
From Barron's
But China’s military is quickly closing both quantitative and qualitative gaps—and has pulled ahead in some areas, such as hypersonic weapons.
“In effect, the Fed handed investors a measured dose of quantitative easing for Christmas, signaling a policy mix that is now unmistakably tilted toward accommodation,” Denyer wrote.
From Barron's
“In effect, the Fed handed investors a measured dose of quantitative easing for Christmas, signaling a policy mix that is now unmistakably tilted toward accommodation,” Denyer wrote.
From Barron's
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