quantitative
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.
Origin of quantitative
1- Sometimes quan·ti·tive [kwon-ti-tiv] /ˈkwɒn tɪ tɪv/ .
Other words from quantitative
- quan·ti·ta·tive·ly, quan·ti·tive·ly, adverb
- quan·ti·ta·tive·ness, quan·ti·tive·ness, noun
- non·quan·ti·ta·tive, adjective
- non·quan·ti·ta·tive·ness, noun
- un·quan·ti·ta·tive, adjective
Words that may be confused with quantitative
- qualitative, quantitative
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British Dictionary definitions for quantitative
quantitive
/ (ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv, -ˌteɪ-) /
involving or relating to considerations of amount or size: Compare 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, adverb
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