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quantitative (adj.)

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

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Definitions of quantitative from WordNet

quantitative (adj.)
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
export wheat without quantitative limitations
quantitative (adj.)
relating to the measurement of quantity;
quantitative studies
quantitative (adj.)
(of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables;
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