quantitative
adjective
quan·ti·ta·tive
ˈkwän-tə-ˌtā-tiv 
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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The report concludes with a discussion of the fund's quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, highlighting the use of Value at Risk (VaR) as a measure of potential losses in the fund's trading activities.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
The observable — qualitative or quantitative — results If there are many of these examples, there’s no need to recount each event.
—Esther K. Choy, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
To examine this question, our quantitative model estimated global computing power incorporating a bullish demand scenario for GenAI inference, where models keep getting larger over time and enterprise adoption of the technology is very aggressive by historical standards.
—Nathan Warren, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
The firm ran a quantitative screen of its top stock picks under a victory scenario in which Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris would win, and another in which Republican candidate Donald Trump emerges victorious.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
The observable — qualitative or quantitative — results If there are many of these examples, there’s no need to recount each event.
—Esther K. Choy, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
To examine this question, our quantitative model estimated global computing power incorporating a bullish demand scenario for GenAI inference, where models keep getting larger over time and enterprise adoption of the technology is very aggressive by historical standards.
—Nathan Warren, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
The firm ran a quantitative screen of its top stock picks under a victory scenario in which Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris would win, and another in which Republican candidate Donald Trump emerges victorious.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
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quantitative
adjective
quan·ti·ta·tive
ˈkwän(t)-ə-ˌtāt-iv
: 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
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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