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.
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Thornberg sees Warsh shrinking the Fed balance sheet through quantitative tightening.
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Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
Habeas corpus was nationalized as part of the qualitative and quantitative increase in federal power brought on by the Civil War.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 25 May 2026
Markets have adopted terms for the balance sheet operations – quantitative easing, or QE, for expansion and quantitative tightening, or QT, for reduction – but the Fed has never set out clear guidance about when either will be used.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 22 May 2026
For roughly 15 years following the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing programs of 2008 — extended through the COVID-era liquidity surge — equity markets operated in conditions that were highly forgiving of accounting complexity.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
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Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
Habeas corpus was nationalized as part of the qualitative and quantitative increase in federal power brought on by the Civil War.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 25 May 2026
Markets have adopted terms for the balance sheet operations – quantitative easing, or QE, for expansion and quantitative tightening, or QT, for reduction – but the Fed has never set out clear guidance about when either will be used.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 22 May 2026
For roughly 15 years following the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing programs of 2008 — extended through the COVID-era liquidity surge — equity markets operated in conditions that were highly forgiving of accounting complexity.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
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“Quantitative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantitative. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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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
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