quan·ti·ta·tive (kw n t -t  tv)adj. 1. 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 quantit t vus, from Latin quantits, quantitt-, quantity, from quantus, how great; see quantity.]quan ti·tative·ly adv.quan ti·tative·ness n. |
quantitative
Adjective
1. involving considerations of amount or size
2. capable of being measured
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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 |
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