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Definition of Quantitative
1. Adjective. Expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement. "Quantitative analysis determines the amounts and proportions of the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture"
Similar to: Decimal, Denary, Duodecimal, Numeric, Numerical, Quantifiable, Three-figure, Valued, Vicenary
Antonyms: Qualitative
Antonyms: Qualitative
2. Adjective. Relating to the measurement of quantity. "Quantitative studies"
Partainyms: Quantity
3. Adjective. (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"
Definition of Quantitative
1. a. Relating to quantity.
Definition of Quantitative
1. Adjective. Of a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality ¹
2. Adjective. (chemistry) Of a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quantitative
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Quantitative
1. Denoting or expressible as quantity, relating to the proportionate quantities or to the amount of the constituents of a compound. Origin: L. Quantitativus This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)