QUANTITATIVELY

quantitatively

(adverb) in a quantitative manner; “this can be expressed quantitatively”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

quantitatively (comparative more quantitatively, superlative most quantitatively)

In a quantitative manner.

With respect to quantity rather than quality.

Antonyms

• qualitatively

Source: Wiktionary


QUANTITATIVE

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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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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