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quan·ti·ta·tive

(kwŏn′tĭ-tā′tĭv)

adj.

a. Expressed or expressible as a quantity.

b. Of, relating to, or susceptible of measurement.

c. Of or relating to number or quantity.

2. Of or relating to a metrical system based on the duration of syllables rather than on stress. Used especially of classical Greek and Latin verse.

[Medieval Latin quantitātīvus, from Latin quantitās, quantitāt-, quantity, from quantus, how great; see quantity.]

quan′ti·ta′tive·ly adv.

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quantitative

(ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv; -ˌteɪ-) or

quantitive

adj

1. involving or relating to considerations of amount or size. Compare qualitative

2. capable of being measured

3. (Poetry) prosody denoting or relating to a metrical system, such as that in Latin and Greek verse, that is based on the relative length rather than stress of syllables

ˈquantitatively, ˈquantitively adv

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quan•ti•ta•tive

(ˈkwɒn tɪˌteɪ tɪv)

adj.

1. being or capable of being measured by quantity.

2. of or pertaining to the describing or measuring of quantity.

3. pertaining to or based on the relative duration of syllables: Classical prosody was quantitative.

4. of or pertaining to the length of a speech sound.

[1575–85; < Medieval Latin quantitātīvus= Latin quantitāt- (s. of quantitās) quantity + -īvus -ive]

quan′ti•ta`tive•ly, adv.

quantitative

Describes a statement, or analysis, which gives the amounts of an item present.

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Adj.	1.	quantitative - 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" qualitative - involving distinctions based on qualities; "qualitative change"; "qualitative data"; "qualitative analysis determines the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture"
	2.	quantitative - relating to the measurement of quantity; "quantitative studies"
	3.	quantitative - (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" accentual - (of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity; "accentual poetry is based on the number of stresses in a line"; "accentual rhythm" syllabic - (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities

Translations

quantitative

[ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv] ADJ → cuantitativo

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quantitative

[ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv] adj → quantitatif/ive

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quantitative

adj, quantitatively

adv → quantitativ; restrictions, controls → quantitativ, mengenmäßig; in quantitative terms → rein quantitativ or mengenmäßig betrachtet

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quantitative

[ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv] adj → quantitativo/a

References in classic literature ?

We now come to the quantitative parts the separate parts into which Tragedy is divided namely, Prologue, Episode, Exode, Choric song; this last being divided into Parode and Stasimon.

The quantitative parts the separate parts into which it is divided--are here enumerated.]

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A man may contend that 'much' is the contrary of 'little', or 'great' of 'small', but of definite quantitative terms no contrary exists.

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New York - Blackstone (NYSE: BX) today announced that Limin Wang has joined the firm as a Managing Director on the Quantitative Research team in Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM).

Blackstone Hires Limin Wang as a Managing Director in Quantitative Research

The literature show that, in the absence of quantitative monitoring, nearly 4 out of every 10 patients will wake up from these surgeries with significant residual paralysis, which delays recovery and can lead to life-threatening complications.

Blink Device Company Announces TwitchView[TM] Quantitative Monitor for Neuromuscular Blockade is Now Compatible with Major Electronic Medical Records

A top London-based quantitative trader has quit Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS).

Top quantitative trader leaves Goldman Sachs

Asad Zaman in his remarks said that generally in quantitative analysis, researcher tended to ignore nature of the data and focused on complex analysis without studying the data itself resulting in incorrect conclusion.

Two-day workshop on 'The Philosophy and Techniques for Quantitative Research' concludes at FJWU

Prof Dr Asad, while addressing, said that generally in quantitative analysis, the researcher tends to ignore the nature of the data and focuses on complex analysis without studying the data itself resulting in incorrect conclusion.

FJWU holds two-day workshop on quantitative research

The key word in this quantitative research analogy is measure.

Focusing on the Fundamentals: A Simplistic Differentiation Between Qualitative and Quantitative Research

The BOK was negative about the idea, but it has been pressured by Cheong Wa Dae and President Park Geun-hye to implement a Korean version of quantitative easing.

BOK pledges active role in restructuring

Of course, many studies have elements of both qualitative and quantitative approaches.