quantitative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of a measurements and data types: based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality.
Of logical analysis: based on quantification as well as qualification, rather than solely the latter: thus, not ignorant of magnitudes (large or small).
Of a form of analysis, that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample.

Pronunciation

/ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv/ /ˈkwɒntətɪv/ /ˈkwɑn.təˌteɪ.tɪv/ [ˈkwɑn.təˌteɪ.ɾɪv] /ˈkwɑn.əˌteɪ.tɪv/ [ˈkwɑn.əˌteɪ.ɾɪv] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-quantitative.wav kwänʹtĭ-tā-tĭv /ˈkwɑn.tɪˌteɪ.tɪv/

Word forms

quantitative more quantitative most quantitative quantitive

Etymology

From Late Latin quantitātīvus. By surface analysis, quantity + -ative.

Synonyms

nonqualitative unqualitative

Antonyms

nonquantitative unquantitative

Related words

quant quantity quantitate qualitative

Derived words

histoquantitative morphoquantitative non-quantitative nonquantitative pseudoquantitative pseudo-quantitative quantitative analysis quantitative analyst quantitative easing quantitative genetics quantitative linguistics quantitatively quantitative metathesis quantitativeness quantitative research quantitativist quantophrenia semiquantitative unquantitative

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