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quantitative

quan·ti·ta·tive

UK/ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv/ US/ˈkwɒntətɪv/ common

adjective

1.

expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement

  • “export wheat without quantitative limitations”
  • “quantitative analysis determines the amounts and proportions of the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture”
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2.

relating to the measurement of quantity

  • “quantitative studies”
3.

(of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables

  • “in typical Greek and Latin verse of the classical period the rhymic system is based on some arrangement of long and short elements”
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Origin

From Late Latin quantitātīvus. By surface analysis, quantity + -ative.

Phrases

  • quantitative analysis
  • quantitative analyst
  • quantitative easing
  • quantitative genetics
  • quantitative linguistics
  • quantitative metathesis
  • quantitative research

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