: of, relating to, or expressible in terms of quantity
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: of, relating to, or involving the measurement of quantity or amount
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: based on quantity
specifically, of classical verse: based on temporal quantity or duration of sounds
quantitativelyadverb
quantitativenessnoun
Example Sentences
Scientists are gathering quantitative information about human intelligence.
Recent Examples on the WebIn recent months, the ECB has been reinvesting maturing principal from its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Program (PEPP), the Covid-19 version of quantitative easing, to subsidize Italian (and Spanish and Greek) borrowing costs. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 The Forbes Next-Gen Wealth Advisors rankings, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative criterion—mostly gained through telephone and in-person due diligence interviews—and quantitative data. R.j. Shook, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 According to media relations coordinator Sydney Kelly, the district plans to examine quantitative data on how these types of programs impact student success.oregonlive, 17 July 2022 The BoJ had enacted loose monetary policy for years prior to Abe taking office, in fact, by focusing on quantitative easing— the process by which a central bank purchases government bonds to inject liquidity into the market. Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 8 July 2022 Recent wage gains are coming on the heels of fiscal and monetary policies that contributed to an economy awash in liquidity as a result of stimulus payments to individuals and businesses, as well as quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve. Martha C. White, CNN, 8 Aug. 2022 After near-zero interest rates and expanding the monetary base through quantitative easing (QE) for all of 2021, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) failed to take action in early 2022, despite signs of persistent inflation. Thomas L. Hogan, National Review, 18 July 2022 Raised as a utilitarian Before making any kind of business decision, Mr. Bankman-Fried weighs the options in quantitative terms.New York Times, 14 May 2022 Much of my knowledge comes from the excellent quantitative and qualitative research done by Brian Elliott, Sheela Subramanian, Helen Kupp and their team at the Future Forum, which was set up by Slack early in the pandemic to explore such questions. David Meyer, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin quantitativus, from Latin quantitat-, quantitas quantity