quantitative

UK/ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv//ˈkwɑn.təˌteɪ.tɪv/

quantitative adjective: of a measurements and data types: based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality.

Adjective

quantitative (comparative more quantitative, superlative most quantitative)

Of a measurements and data types: based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality.
- Near-synonyms: nonqualitative, unqualitative
- quantitative data
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
- 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
Of a form of analysis, that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample.
- 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.
Antonyms:

nonquantitative, unquantitative

quantitative meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

quantitative in Hindi

मात्रात्मक

quantitative in Tamil

அளவறிதற்குரிய, அளவுசார்ந்த, அளவியல், அளவையியல், அளவறிபகுப்பு, அளவுத்திறன்

quantitative in Marathi

परिमाणात्मक, मात्रात्मक

quantitative in Urdu

مقداری

More languagesFewer languages

quantitative in Bengali: পরিমাণবাচক pôrimanbachôk, পরিমাণগত pôrimangôtô
quantitative in Telugu: పరిమాణాత్మక, పరిమాణాత్మకమైనవి, పరిమాణాత్మకమైనది
quantitative in Kannada: ಪರಿಮಾಣಾತ್ಮಕ, ಪ್ರಮಾಣಾತ್ಮಕ
quantitative in Punjabi: ਮਾਤਰਾਤਮਕ, ਕੁਆਂਟੀਟੇਟਿਵ
quantitative in Gujarati: માત્રાત્મક, જથ્થાત્મક, પરિમાણાત્મક
quantitative in Odia: ପରିମାଣାତ୍ମକ, ପରିମାଣଗତ, ମାତ୍ରାତ୍ମକ
quantitative in Nepali: मात्रात्मक, परिमाणात्मक
quantitative in Malay: kuantitatif
quantitative in Indonesian: kuantitatif
quantitative in Vietnamese: lượng, số lượng, định lượng

Examples of quantitative in a sentence

But beyond the quantitative imbalance, the researchers identified significant qualitative biases favoring Russia in the course descriptions.
The quantitative indices of characteristics of layers can serve as a partial solution.
To obtain this result, we establish global, quantitative results for the paracomposition theory of Alinhac..

All 40 example sentences with quantitative

Synonyms of quantitative

Antonyms

Forms of quantitative

comparative	more quantitative
superlative	most quantitative
alternative form	quantitive

Origin of quantitative

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

Words formed from quantitative

Phrases with quantitative

Questions about quantitative

What does quantitative mean?: Quantitative means of a measurements and data types: based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality.
What is quantitative in Hindi?: Quantitative in Hindi is मात्रात्मक. See Quantitative meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is quantitative?: Quantitative is an adjective.
How do you pronounce quantitative?: Quantitative is pronounced /ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv/ (UK).

Words near quantitative in the dictionary

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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