Definitions for: Quantitative


[adj] expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement; "export wheat without quantitative limitations"; "quantitative analysis determines the amounts and proportions of the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture"
[adj] (of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables; "in typical Greek and Latin verse of the classical period the rhymic system is based on some arrangement of long and short elements"
[adj] relating to the measurement of quantity; "quantitative studies"



Webster (1913) Definition: Quan"ti*ta*tive, a. [Cf. F. quantitatif.]
Relating to quantity. -- Quan"ti*ta*tive*ly, adv.

Quantitative analysis (Chem.), analysis which determines
the amount or quantity of each ingredient of a substance,
by weight or by volume; -- contrasted with qualitative
analysis.

Synonyms: decimal, denary, duodecimal, numeric, numerical, quantifiable, three-figure, valued, vicenary

Antonyms: accentual, qualitative, syllabic

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