quantitative

adjective

quan·​ti·​ta·​tive ˈkwän-tə-ˌtā-tiv 

1

: of, relating to, or expressible in terms of quantity

2

: of, relating to, or involving the measurement of quantity or amount

3

: based on quantity

specifically, of classical verse : based on temporal quantity or duration of sounds

quantitatively adverb

quantitativeness noun

Examples of quantitative in a Sentence

Scientists are gathering quantitative information about human intelligence.

Recent Examples on the Web

So the new Dietary Guidelines released in January have scrapped the previous recommendations with quantitative limits on drinking in favor of just advising that people drink less. —Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 12 June 2026

Connection Is Not The Same As Belonging Earlier this year, the Belonging Forum conducted the most extensive quantitative study to date on the state of belonging in the UK. —Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

What this paper provides is a clear, quantitative target for the engineers building the instrument. —Paul Sutter, Space.com, 10 June 2026

But tests provided a quantitative measure for how large these preferences actually were. —Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin quantitativus, from Latin quantitat-, quantitas quantity

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing quantitative

• quantitative analysis
• quantitative easing
• quantitative inheritance

Rhymes for quantitative

• allocative
• appellative
• applicative
• commutative
• connotative
• copulative
• degradative
• dissipative
• educative
• exudative
• facultative
• imitative

Kids Definition

quantitative

adjective

quan·​ti·​ta·​tive ˈkwän(t)-ə-ˌtāt-iv 

: of, relating to, or involving the measurement of quantity

quantitatively adverb

quantitativeness noun

Medical Definition

quantitative

adjective

quan·​ti·​ta·​tive ˈkwän(t)-ə-ˌtāt-iv 

1

: of, relating to, or expressible in terms of quantity

2

: of, relating to, or involving the measurement of quantity or amount

quantitatively adverb