quantitative analysis

noun

: chemical analysis designed to determine the amounts or proportions of the components of a substance

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The club’s personnel includes directors of baseball strategy, performance science, systems applications, cultural development, quantitative analysis, and integrative baseball performance. Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024 Directly engaging with customers reveals the emotional nuances behind metrics, urging leaders to blend quantitative analysis with qualitative insights. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024 The University of Michigan, for example, epitomizes the Big Ten approach to political science, which is heavy on the statistics and quantitative analysis that dominates the American politics subfield. Peter Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 15 Sep. 2013 In December, assistant general manager Michael Fishman, previously the club’s director of quantitative analysis, said that that process would take months and that related tweaks may not be made until next offseason. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for quantitative analysis 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1847, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of quantitative analysis was circa 1847

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“Quantitative analysis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantitative%20analysis. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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quantitative analysis

noun
: chemical analysis designed to determine the amounts or proportions of the components of a substance

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