QUANTITATIVE

quantitative

(adjective) expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement; “export wheat without quantitative limitations”; “quantitative analysis determines the amounts and proportions of the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture”

quantitative

(adjective) (of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables; “in typical Greek and Latin verse of the classical period the rhymic system is based on some arrangement of long and short elements”

quantitative

(adjective) relating to the measurement of quantity; “quantitative studies”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

quantitative (comparative more quantitative, superlative most quantitative)

Of a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality

(chemistry) Of a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample

Source: Wiktionary


Quan"ti*ta*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. quantitatif.]

Definition: Relating to quantity.

– Quan"ti*ta*tive*ly, adv. Quantitative analysis (Chem.), analysis which determines the amount or quantity of each ingredient of a substance, by weight or by volume; -- contrasted with qualitative analysis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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