quantitative
pronunciation
How to pronounce quantitative in British English: UK [ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv]
How to pronounce quantitative in American English: US [ˈkwɑːntəteɪtɪv]
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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 .