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quantitative - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'quantitative' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Quantitative [ a.]
- Relating to quantity.

Meaning of 'quantitative' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . quantitative [ a]
Meaning (1):
- expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement
Example in sentence:
  • export wheat without quantitative limitations;
  • quantitative analysis determines the amounts and proportions of the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture
Meaning (2):
- (of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables
Example in sentence:
  • in typical Greek and Latin verse of the classical period the rhymic system is based on some arrangement of long and short elements
Meaning (3):
- relating to the measurement of quantity
Example in sentence:
  • quantitative studies