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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Dimon has previously spoken out about his fears regarding high levels of US debt, fiscal stimulus and deficit spending, as well as the effects of quantitative tightening.
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Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
One reason for this is that the bond market is feeling the brunt of the Fed’s quantitative tightening campaign — in which the central bank is shrinking its mammoth balance sheet by allowing up to $95 billion of bonds to be redeemed each month without reinvestment.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
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
Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
One reason for this is that the bond market is feeling the brunt of the Fed’s quantitative tightening campaign — in which the central bank is shrinking its mammoth balance sheet by allowing up to $95 billion of bonds to be redeemed each month without reinvestment.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
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
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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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