quantitative

adjective quan·ti·ta·tive \ ˈkwän-tə-ˌtā-tiv \

|Updated on: 18 Jun 2018

Examples: quantitative in a Sentence

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

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quantitatively

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quantitativeness

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Examples of quantitative in a Sentence

Scientists are gathering quantitative information about human intelligence.

Recent Examples of quantitative from the Web

State Street Global Advisors’ models adjust for them, according to Olivia Engel, chief investment officer of active quantitative equities at the firm.

— bloomberg, latimes.com, "What's a stock worth? In the new economy, traditional accounting has its critics," 8 June 2018
But this wasn’t about the scoreboard (a 3-2 Arizona win), or any kind of quantitative measure.

— bruce jenkins, SFChronicle.com, "Giants: No complaints about Madison Bumgarner’s sharp comeback," 5 June 2018
Another senior White House official described the process of determining which incumbents to endorse as twofold: qualitative and quantitative.

— sarah westwood, CNN, "White House applying loyalty test in deciding midterm endorsements," 5 June 2018
Quality measurements are reasonable, and immigration judge performance should be evaluated, but by judicial standards, which are transparent to the public and expressly prohibit quantitative measures of performance.

— dana leigh marks, Fortune, "Commentary: I’m an Immigration Judge. Case Completion Quotas Are a Really Bad Idea.," 9 Apr. 2018
According to Savage and his coauthors, their study provided the first quantitative evidence for universal features in music.

— marcus woo, Smithsonian, "Your Brain Knows What Songs Are For, No Matter Where They Came From," 26 Jan. 2018
Principle 2: Objectivity Eligible companies will only be assessed using quantitative data and performance indicators.

— Newsweek, "Newsweek Green Rankings 2017 Methodology," 7 Dec. 2017
Officials have also taken advantage of the ECB’s quantitative easing to extend the average maturity of Italian bonds and reduce interest payments, making them less vulnerable to shifts in market conditions.

— alessandro speciale, Bloomberg.com, "ECB Prepares for Italy Standoff With Populists on Brink of Power," 23 May 2018
To figure out the biomass of each creature, quantitative biologists spent 3 years combing the scientific literature.

— elizabeth pennisi, Science | AAAS, "Plants outweigh all other life on Earth," 21 May 2018

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