Meanings
comparative more quantitative · superlative most quantitative · alternative quantitive
- Of a measurements and data types: based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality.
quantitative data
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Near-synonyms: nonqualitative, unqualitative
A yes-no data field is qualitative, whereas a number-value data field is quantitative.
Synonyms: nonqualitative, unqualitative · Antonyms: nonquantitative, unquantitative
- Of logical analysis: based on quantification as well as qualification, rather than solely the latter: thus, not ignorant of magnitudes (large or small).
quantitative analysis
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It's easy to say, qualitatively, that an undesirable thing should be banned and punishable; but the law must often also be quantitative if it is to be fair, which may sometimes mean that some small number of parts per trillion is an acceptable amount.
Antonyms: nonquantitative, unquantitative
- chemistryOf a form of analysis, that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample.
quantitative analysis
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The lab tests that are currently commercially available for this pollutant can tell us a yes-no answer as to whether it was detected, but they cannot provide a quantitative result; a new generation of quantitative assays is under development.
Antonyms: nonquantitative, unquantitative
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf a measurements and data types: based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality.
adjectiveOf logical analysis: based on quantification as well as qualification, rather than solely the latter: thus, not ignorant of magnitudes (large or small).
adjectiveOf a form of analysis, that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveexpressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement
adjective(of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Late Latinquantitātīvus
- Englishquantitative
From Late Latin quantitātīvus. By surface analysis, quantity + -ative.
More words from Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian коли́чествен, коли́чествен
- коли́чествен (kolíčestven)of a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
- коли́чествен (kolíčestven)of a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample
Catalan quantitatiu
- quantitatiuof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
Chinese Mandarin 量的, 數量的 /数量的
- 量的 (liàng de)of a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
- 數量的 /数量的 (shùliàng de)of a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
- 定量的 (dìngliàng de)of a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample
Czech kvantitativní
- kvantitativníof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
Danish kvantitativ
- kvantitativof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
Dutch kwantitatief
- kwantitatiefof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
Finnish määrällinen, kvantitatiivinen
- määrällinenof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
- kvantitatiivinenof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
- kvantitatiivinenof a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample
- määrällinenof a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample
French quantitatif
- quantitatifof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
German quantitativ
- quantitativof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
Greek ποσοτικός
- ποσοτικός (posotikós)of a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
Hungarian mennyiségi, kvantitatív
- mennyiségiof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
- kvantitatívof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
Icelandic megindlegur
- megindlegurof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
Indonesian kuantitatif, kuantitatif
- kuantitatifof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
- kuantitatifof a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample
Italian quantitativo
- quantitativoof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
Latin quantitātīvus
- quantitātīvusof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
Latvian kvantitatīvs
- kvantitatīvsof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
Lithuanian kiekybinis, kiekybinis
- kiekybinisof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
- kiekybinisof a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample
Malay kuantitatif, kuantitatif
- kuantitatifof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
- kuantitatifof a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample
Māori inerahi
- inerahiof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
Polish ilościowy
- ilościowyof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
Portuguese quantitativo, quantitativo
- quantitativoof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
- quantitativoof a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample
Romanian cantitativ, cantitativ
- cantitativof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
- cantitativof a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample
Russian коли́чественный, коли́чественный
- коли́чественный (kolíčestvennyj)of a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
- коли́чественный (kolíčestvennyj)of a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample
Spanish cuantitativo
- cuantitativoof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
Swedish kvantitativ, kvantitativ
- kvantitativof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
- kvantitativof a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample
- kvantitativtof a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample
Turkish kantitatif, nicel
- kantitatifof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
- nicelof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
Ukrainian кі́лькісний
- кі́лькісний (kílʹkisnyj)of a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
Vietnamese lượng, số lượng
- lượngof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
- số lượngof a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
- định lượngof a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample
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quantitative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quantitative
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