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quan·ti·ta·tive
\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌtād.]iv, -āt], ]ēv also ]əv\ adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin quantitativus, from Latin quantitat-, quantitas quantity + -ivus -ive
1. archaic : having quantity (as mass, magnitude, extent in space, or duration in time)
2. : of, relating to, or expressible in terms of quantity
< quantitative relation >
< quantitative aspect >
< export wheat without quantitative limitation — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin >
3. : of, relating to, or involving the measurement of quantity or amount — contrasted with qualitative
< dearth of quantitative studies — W.O.Aydelotte >
4. : based upon quantity; specifically : based upon temporal quantity or duration of sounds — used of a rhythmic system in which the base is some arrangement of elements distinguished as long and short (as in typical verse of the classical periods in Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, Arabic, and Persian); contrasted with accentual; compare quantity 4a, syllabic
• quan·ti·ta·tive·ly \]ə̇vlē, -li\ adverb
• quan·ti·ta·tive·ness \]ivnə̇s\ noun -es |