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.

Nearby words

quantifiable, quantifier, quantify, quantile, quantitate, quantitative, quantitative analysis, quantitative character, quantitative easing, quantitative genetics, quantitative inheritance

Sometimes quan·ti·tive [kwon-ti-tiv] /ˈkwɒn tɪ tɪv/.

Origin of quantitative

1575–85; < Medieval Latin quantitātīvus, equivalent to Latin quantitāt- (stem of quantitās) quantity + -īvus -ive

Related forms

quan·ti·ta·tive·ly, quan·ti·tive·ly, adverbquan·ti·ta·tive·ness, quan·ti·tive·ness, nounnon·quan·ti·ta·tive, adjectivenon·quan·ti·ta·tive·ly, adverb

non·quan·ti·ta·tive·ness, nounun·quan·ti·ta·tive, adjective

Can be confused

qualitative quantitative

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Examples from the Web for quantitive

Mitt Romney just publicly said the Federal Reserve shouldn't go ahead with another round of quantitive easing [1].
Stimulus for Conservatives|David Frum|August 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Other than quantitive changes are not noticed, except as provocations to homiletic discourse.
The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays|Thorstein Veblen

British Dictionary definitions for quantitive

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

quantitatively or quantitively, adverb

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