quantitatively

Sometimes quan·ti·tive·ly

[kwon-ti-tey-tiv-lee]

adverb

1. in a way that uses or involves numbers, calculations, measurements, or quantities.

   We use mathematical models to quantitatively predict our experimental results.

   Bubble oscillation and vessel wall velocity were quantitatively measured.

Other Word Forms

• nonquantitatively adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of quantitatively¹

First recorded in 1550–60; quantitative ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

Example Sentences

This study marks the first time that plate tectonic reconstructions from deep geological time have been quantitatively linked to both long-term carbon cycling and key milestones in biological evolution.

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Even if it could still rationalize that its transactions with OpenAI are quantitatively insignificant, there is no denying that the overall relationship with OpenAI is quite material.

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“I think we can completely change this airport. We can take this airport from quantitatively one of the lowest-ranked airports in the world to one of the best,” he said.

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"So there, in this combined index, we are quite confident about the result... we have actually a signal that we can say that we definitely can attribute that, also quantitatively."

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Ancient Near Eastern texts have never been studied in this way, by quantitatively linking emotions to body parts.

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