quantitative

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

Updated on: 10 Apr 2018

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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Scientists are gathering quantitative information about human intelligence.

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Now any reasonably crunchy economics degree can count as STEM with a tweak to its federal classification code, from economics (45.0601) to econometrics and quantitative economics (45.0603).

— The Economist, "Economics renames itself to appeal to international students," 5 Apr. 2018
The withdrawal from [quantitative easing] is long-term good for the market and for investors.

— telis demos, WSJ, "Wall Street’s Trading Desks Are Making a Comeback," 4 Apr. 2018
In our view, equity investors should be more concerned about unwinding quantitative easing in the face of rising deficits than moderating inflation and wage growth.

— Bloomberg.com, "Where Can You Invest to Take Advantage of Synchronized Growth?," 3 Apr. 2018
The tool is based on artificial intelligence and quantitative imaging, translating into algorithms what clinicians do to interpret faces.

— elizabeth cooney, STAT, "Rebuilding dying hearts: Meet the STAT Madness 2018 crowd favorite," 2 Apr. 2018
According to Wetzel, there is no quantitative evidence for either an upward trend in anti-Semitic attacks or Muslim culpability for them.

— luisa beck, Washington Post, "Nazis destroyed this Berlin synagogue. A Muslim politician and a Jewish leader want to rebuild it.," 1 Apr. 2018
Such quantitative improvements apparently haven't changed consumer sentiment.

— mike rogoway, OregonLive.com, "Surprise! Cable TV, internet service may actually be improving," 30 Mar. 2018
The information is sent to a computer that can rapidly process the data and spit out a quantitative estimate of the body’s nutrients.

— lizette borreli, Newsweek, "Get Your Palm Read - And Find Out If You're Eating Right," 29 Nov. 2014
Alpha Trading Labs tried to set itself apart by focusing on HFT, a subset of quantitative trading.

— alexander osipovich, WSJ, "Want to Be a High-Frequency Trader? Here’s Your Chance," 23 Mar. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of quantitative

Medieval Latin quantitativus, from Latin quantitat-, quantitas quantity

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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

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quantitatively

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