quantitative

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement
    relating to the measurement of quantity
    (of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables

Word Origin

quantitative (adj.)
1580s, "having quantity," from Medieval Latin quantitativus, from stem of Latin quantitas (see quantity). Meaning "measurable" is from 1650s. Related: Quantitatively.

Example

1. The impact of quantitative easing is anything but predictable .
2. Accounting rules now encourage a backward-looking , quantitative approach .
3. Intensity of a qualitative and quantitative criteria .
4. Quantitative measures can only go so far .
5. Many are now engaged in quantitative easing .

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