quantitative

adjective

quan·​ti·​ta·​tive ˈkwän-tə-ˌtā-tiv How to pronounce quantitative (audio)
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 The device provides a quantitative assessment typically expressed in units of force, such as pounds or kilograms. Dana Santas, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024 The Department of Data seeks your quantitative queries. Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024 This underscores the need to embrace qualitative customer sentiment analysis as a way to complement quantitative user rating data and gain a more nuanced understanding of consumer opinions for better decision-making. Laura Kegley, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 The report was part of a set of research published Wednesday to capture Asian Americans in economic hardship on a quantitative and qualitative scale. Juliana Kim, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024 Fienberg believes some vendors submitted documents as proof of certification to Amazon in the years since that look legitimate to an untrained eye, but are missing quantitative results of a safety test. USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024 Data provides objective and quantitative information about a company's performance, customer preferences, market trends and many other important aspects of business activity. Jose Luis Gonzalez Rodriguez, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Given a few examples and a quantitative success metric, these tools will iteratively find the optimal phrase to feed into the LLM. IEEE Spectrum, 6 Mar. 2024 Majors with a large quantitative component, such as engineering, computer science, and finance, tend to have lower underemployment rates. Preston Cooper, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin quantitativus, from Latin quantitat-, quantitas quantity

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of quantitative was in 1581

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Cite this Entry

“Quantitative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantitative. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

quantitative

adjective
quan·​ti·​ta·​tive ˈkwän(t)-ə-ˌtāt-iv How to pronounce quantitative (audio)
: 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 How to pronounce quantitative (audio)
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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