quantitative

adjective

quan·​ti·​ta·​tive ˈkwän-tə-ˌtā-tiv How to pronounce quantitative (audio)
1
: of, relating to, or expressible in terms of quantity
2
: of, relating to, or involving the measurement of quantity or amount
3
: based on quantity
specifically, of classical verse : based on temporal quantity or duration of sounds
quantitatively adverb
quantitativeness noun

Examples of quantitative in a Sentence

Scientists are gathering quantitative information about human intelligence.
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Breaking into the world of quantitative finance at places such as hedge funds, high-frequency trading firms, and banks can be highly challenging. Brianna Kamienski, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025 By 2019, High-Flyer had become one of the largest and best-performing quantitative trading firms in China, and Liang spent nearly $30 million expanding that footprint to 1,100 chips and building his own facilities to house them. Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025 The company's controlling shareholder is Liang Wenfeng, the co-founder of High-Flyer, a quantitative hedge fund based in China. Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025 Campaigns that are too extravagant can cause mistrust in products, whereas quantitative data and authentic storytelling do the opposite. Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for quantitative 

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin quantitativus, from Latin quantitat-, quantitas quantity

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of quantitative was in 1581

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Cite this Entry

“Quantitative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantitative. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

quantitative

adjective
quan·​ti·​ta·​tive ˈkwän(t)-ə-ˌtāt-iv How to pronounce quantitative (audio)
: of, relating to, or involving the measurement of quantity
quantitatively adverb
quantitativeness noun

Medical Definition

quantitative

adjective
quan·​ti·​ta·​tive ˈkwän(t)-ə-ˌtāt-iv How to pronounce quantitative (audio)
1
: of, relating to, or expressible in terms of quantity
2
: of, relating to, or involving the measurement of quantity or amount
quantitatively adverb

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