quantitative
[ kwon-ti-tey-tiv ]
/ ˈkwɒn tɪˌteɪ tɪv /
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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.
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Sometimes quan·ti·tive [kwon-ti-tiv] /ˈkwɒn tɪ tɪv/ .
Origin of quantitative
OTHER WORDS FROM quantitative
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH quantitative
qualitative, quantitativeDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use quantitative in a sentence
Mitt Romney just publicly said the Federal Reserve shouldn't go ahead with another round of quantitive easing [1].
Other than quantitive changes are not noticed, except as provocations to homiletic discourse.
The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays|Thorstein VeblenBefore writing quantitive verse it is necessary to learn to think in quantities.
The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges|Robert Bridges
British Dictionary definitions for quantitative
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 of quantitative
quantitatively or quantitively, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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