quantitative

English

Alternative forms

• quantitive

Etymology

From Late Latin quantitātīvus. By surface analysis, quantity +‎ -ative.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv/, IPA^(key): /ˈkwɒntətɪv/ (proscribed)
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɑn.təˌteɪ.tɪv/, [ˈkwɑn.təˌteɪ.ɾɪv], /ˈkwɑn.əˌteɪ.tɪv/, [ˈkwɑn.əˌteɪ.ɾɪv]

  • Audio (US):

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• (US) enPR: kwänʹtĭ-tā-tĭv, IPA^(key): /ˈkwɑn.tɪˌteɪ.tɪv/

Adjective

quantitative (comparative more quantitative, superlative most quantitative)

1. Of a measurements and data types: based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality.

   Antonyms: nonquantitative, unquantitative

   Coordinate term: qualitative

   Near-synonyms: nonqualitative, unqualitative

   quantitative data

   A yes-no data field is qualitative, whereas a number-value data field is quantitative.

2. Of logical analysis: based on quantification as well as qualification, rather than solely the latter: thus, not ignorant of magnitudes (large or small).

   Antonyms: nonquantitative, unquantitative

   Coordinate term: qualitative

   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.

3. (chemistry) Of a form of analysis, that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample.

   Antonyms: nonquantitative, unquantitative

   Coordinate term: qualitative

   quantitative analysis

   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.

Derived terms

• histoquantitative
• morphoquantitative
• non-quantitative
• nonquantitative
• pseudoquantitative
• pseudo-quantitative
• quantitative analysis
• quantitative analyst
• quantitative easing
• quantitative genetics
• quantitative linguistics
• quantitatively
• quantitative metathesis
• quantitativeness
• quantitative research
• quantitativist
• quantophrenia
• semiquantitative
• unquantitative

Related terms

• quant
• quantity
• quantitate

Translations

of a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality

• Armenian: քանակական (hy) (kʻanakakan)
• Asturian: cuantitativu
• Belarusian: ко́лькасны (kólʹkasny)
• Bulgarian: коли́чествен (bg) (kolíčestven)
• Catalan: quantitatiu (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 量的 (liàng de), 數量的 / 数量的 (shùliàng de)

• Czech: kvantitativní (cs)
• Danish: kvantitativ
• Dutch: kwantitatief (nl)
• Finnish: määrällinen (fi), kvantitatiivinen (fi)
• French: quantitatif (fr)
• Galician: cuantitativo (gl)
• Georgian: კვანტიტატიური (ḳvanṭiṭaṭiuri), რაოდენობრივი (raodenobrivi), ოდენობითი (odenobiti)
• German: quantitativ (de)
• Greek: ποσοτικός (el) (posotikós)
• Hungarian: mennyiségi (hu), kvantitatív (hu)
• Icelandic: megindlegur
• Ido: quantesala (io)
• Indonesian: kuantitatif (id)
• Italian: quantitativo (it)
• Kazakh: сандық (sandyq)
• Latin: quantitātīvus
• Latvian: kvantitatīvs
• Lithuanian: kiekybinis (lt)
• Malay: kuantitatif
• Māori: inerahi
• Polish: ilościowy (pl)
• Portuguese: quantitativo (pt)
• Romanian: cantitativ (ro)
• Russian: коли́чественный (ru) (kolíčestvennyj)
• Spanish: cuantitativo (es)
• Swedish: kvantitativ (sv)
• Turkish: kantitatif, nicel (tr)
• Ukrainian: кі́лькісний (kílʹkisnyj)
• Vietnamese: lượng (vi), số lượng (vi)

of a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample

• Bulgarian: коли́чествен (bg) (kolíčestven)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 定量的 (dìngliàng de)

• Finnish: kvantitatiivinen (fi), määrällinen (fi)
• French: please add this translation if you can
• Indonesian: kuantitatif (id)
• Latvian: please add this translation if you can
• Lithuanian: kiekybinis (lt)
• Malay: kuantitatif
• Portuguese: quantitativo (pt)
• Romanian: cantitativ (ro)
• Russian: коли́чественный (ru) (kolíčestvennyj)
• Swedish: kvantitativ (sv) c, kvantitativt (sv) n
• Vietnamese: định lượng (vi)

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Translations to be checked

• Afrikaans: ^{(please verify)} kwantitatief
• Czech: ^{(please verify)} kvantitativní (cs)
• German: ^{(please verify)} quantitativ (de)
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} quantitativo (it)
• Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} kvantitativ
• Romanian: ^{(please verify)} cantitativ (ro)

See also

• qualitative
• quantitate

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.ti.ta.tiv/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

  (file)

Adjective

quantitative

1. feminine singular of quantitatif

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Adjective

quantitative

1. inflection of quantitativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwan.ti.taˈti.ve/
• Rhymes: -ive
• Hyphenation: quan‧ti‧ta‧tì‧ve

Adjective

quantitative

1. feminine plural of quantitativo

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kʷan.tɪ.taːˈtiː.wɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [kʷan.ti.taˈtiː.ve]

Adjective

quantitātīve

1. vocative masculine singular of quantitātīvus

References

• "quantitative", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)