Word
quantitative
Phoneticsquan·ti·ta·tive
US/ˈkwɑntɪˌteɪtɪv/
UK/kwˈɒntɪtˌeɪtɪv/
Definitions
01based on numbers
adj. describes information or research that uses numbers and measurements.
adj. relating to, measuring, or measured by the quantity of something rather than its quality.
“The researchers used a quantitative approach, collecting data from over a thousand surveys.”
“The study provided quantitative evidence that the new policy had a measurable impact on local employment rates over the last decade.”
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02chemical analysis
adj. describes a test that measures exactly how much of a substance is in a sample.
adj. relating to chemical analysis that determines the precise amount or proportion of a constituent in a substance.
“The lab performed a quantitative analysis to find out how much sugar was in the drink.”
“Quantitative analysis of the soil samples revealed high concentrations of heavy metals that had previously gone undetected by visual inspection.”
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“While archaeologists have long argued that these developments transformed ceramic production, this study provides the first quantitative evidence demonstrating that these broader historical changes were reflected in the evolving forms of everyday pottery.” “In that role, he applies the quantitative and analytical abilities he developed during his physics research to problems in machine learning.” Etymology
From Late Latin quantitātīvus. By surface analysis, quantity + -ative.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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