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.
Recent Examples on the Web Given a few examples and a quantitative success metric, these tools will iteratively find the optimal phrase to feed into the LLM. IEEE Spectrum, 6 Mar. 2024 Majors with a large quantitative component, such as engineering, computer science, and finance, tend to have lower underemployment rates. Preston Cooper, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 To fill some of this information gap, SIFMA facilitated an industry quantitative impact study (QIS) with input from the eight largest U.S. banks. Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024 Friedman combines quantitative data with archival material on notable foreign policy decisions to examine the connection between public opinion and foreign policy. Jessica T. Mathews, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024 Decision Analysis: Using quantitative techniques for decision-making. Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2024 JPMorgan quantitative strategists even warned at the end of January that the dominance of the top 10 stocks in the U.S. market is becoming reminiscent of the dotcom bubble, when these companies made up a record 33.2% of the MSCI USA Index, which tracks 609 large- and midcap U.S. companies. Will Daniel, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2024 China’s quantitative hedge funds are admitting to unprecedented failures by their stock-trading models during one of the wildest two-week stretches in the market’s history. Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 23 Feb. 2024 Searching For Rigor Arguments like these led a few linguists to try a more quantitative approach to reconstructing the history of Indo-European. Kurt Kleiner, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'quantitative.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

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

Dictionary Entries Near quantitative

Cite this Entry

“Quantitative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantitative. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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

More from Merriam-Webster on quantitative

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!