quantitative
/ˈkwɑn.təˌteɪ.tɪv/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of a measurements and data types: based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality.
adj
Of logical analysis: based on quantification as well as qualification, rather than solely the latter: thus, not ignorant of magnitudes (large or small).
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: nonqualitative, unqualitative"
- "quantitative data"
- "A yes-no data field is qualitative, whereas a number-value data field is quantitative."
- "quantitative analysis"
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: quantitātīvus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkwɑn.təˌteɪ.tɪv/
- British English: /ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv/