quantitative

adjective

quan·ti·ta·tive | \ˈkwän-tə-ˌtā-tiv

Definition of quantitative

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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Bloomberg View columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews Matthew Rothman, the head of global quantitative equity research at Credit Suisse and a senior lecturer in finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management. — Bloomberg.com, "Matthew Rothman Talks ’Quant Land’ and Springsteen," 21 Sep. 2017 China vowed to match U.S. moves, using both quantitative and qualitative measures. — Danielle Paquette, Emily Rauhala, Anchorage Daily News, "Trade war set to escalate as Fed warns of economic hit," 6 July 2018 Volatility was crushed everywhere, data from quantitative strategists at HSBC show. — Richard Barley, WSJ, "Why Volatile Markets Are Good News for Careful Investors," 19 Apr. 2018 China vowed to match U.S. moves, using both quantitative and qualitative measures. — Danielle Paquette And Emily Rauhala, chicagotribune.com, "Trade war with China is finally here — and it won't be pretty," 5 July 2018 Another signal, says Ed Keon of QMA, a quantitative equity manager, is a widening spread in corporate-bond yields over Treasuries. — The Economist, "Even stockmarket bulls are more cautious than at the start of the year," 12 July 2018 Animation by Goddard Space Flight Center/Cosmos Studios/NASA While the inverse cascade effect has been known for decades, a mathematical, quantitative prediction of what that final, stable flow looks like has eluded theorists. — Joshua Sokol, WIRED, "Flattened Fluids Help Scientists Understand Oceans and Atmospheres," 7 July 2018 In their view, near-zero interest rates and quantitative easing, or QE, pushed investors out of government bonds and into risky assets. — The Economist, "Even stockmarket bulls are more cautious than at the start of the year," 12 July 2018 Maybe not commensurate like quantitative, but there will be ... — Recode Staff, Recode, "Full transcript: Box CEO Aaron Levie on Recode Decode," 11 July 2018

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