quantitative

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv/, IPA^(key): /ˈkwɒntətɪv/ (proscribed)
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɑn.təˌteɪ.tɪv/, [ˈkwɑn.təˌteɪ.ɾɪv], /ˈkwɑn.əˌteɪ.tɪv/, [ˈkwɑn.əˌteɪ.ɾɪv]

  • Audio (US):

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• (US) enPR: kwänʹtĭ-tā-tĭv, IPA^(key): /ˈkwɑn.tɪˌteɪ.tɪv/

Adjective

quantitative (comparative more quantitative, superlative most quantitative)

1. Of a measurements and data types: based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality.
2. Of logical analysis: based on quantification as well as qualification, rather than solely the latter: thus, not ignorant of magnitudes (large or small).
3. (chemistry) Of a form of analysis, that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample.

Derived terms

• non-quantitative
• pseudo-quantitative
• quantitative analysis
• quantitative analyst
• quantitative easing
• quantitative genetics
• quantitative linguistics
• quantitative metathesis
• quantitativeness
• quantitative research

Related terms

• quant
• quantity
• quantitate

Translations

of a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality

Armenian: քանակական (hy) (kʻanakakan) Asturian: cuantitativu Belarusian: ко́лькасны (kólʹkasny) Bulgarian: коли́чествен (bg) (kolíčestven) Catalan: quantitatiu (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 量的 (liàng de), 數量的 / 数量的 (shùliàng de) Czech: kvantitativní (cs) Danish: kvantitativ Dutch: kwantitatief (nl) Finnish: määrällinen (fi), kvantitatiivinen (fi) French: quantitatif (fr) Galician: cuantitativo (gl) Georgian: კვანტიტატიური (ḳvanṭiṭaṭiuri), რაოდენობრივი (raodenobrivi), ოდენობითი (odenobiti) German: quantitativ (de) Greek: ποσοτικός (el) (posotikós) Hungarian: mennyiségi (hu), kvantitatív (hu) Icelandic: megindlegur Ido: quantesala (io) Indonesian: kuantitatif (id) Italian: quantitativo (it) Kazakh: сандық (sandyq) Latvian: kvantitatīvs Lithuanian: kiekybinis (lt) Malay: kuantitatif Polish: ilościowy (pl) Portuguese: quantitativo (pt) Romanian: cantitativ (ro) Russian: коли́чественный (ru) (kolíčestvennyj) Spanish: cuantitativo (es) Swedish: kvantitativ (sv) Turkish: kantitatif, nicel (tr) Ukrainian: кі́лькісний (kílʹkisnyj) Vietnamese: lượng (vi), số lượng (vi)

of a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample

Bulgarian: коли́чествен (bg) (kolíčestven) Chinese: Mandarin: 定量的 (dìngliàng de) Finnish: kvantitatiivinen (fi), määrällinen (fi) French: please add this translation if you can Indonesian: kuantitatif (id) Latvian: please add this translation if you can Lithuanian: kiekybinis (lt) Malay: kuantitatif Portuguese: quantitativo (pt) Romanian: cantitativ (ro) Russian: коли́чественный (ru) (kolíčestvennyj) Swedish: kvantitativ (sv) c, kvantitativt (sv) n Vietnamese: định lượng (vi)

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Afrikaans: (please verify) kwantitatief Czech: (please verify) kvantitativní (cs) German: (please verify) quantitativ (de) Italian: (please verify) quantitativo (it) Norwegian: (please verify) kvantitativ Romanian: (please verify) cantitativ (ro)

See also

• qualitative
• quantitate

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.ti.ta.tiv/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Adjective

quantitative

1. feminine singular of quantitatif

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany):

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Adjective

quantitative

1. inflection of quantitativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwan.ti.taˈti.ve/
• Rhymes: -ive
• Hyphenation: quan‧ti‧ta‧tì‧ve

Adjective

quantitative

1. feminine plural of quantitativo

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kʷan.tɪ.taːˈtiː.wɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [kʷan̪.t̪i.t̪aˈt̪iː.ve]

Adjective

quantitātīve

1. vocative masculine singular of quantitātīvus

References

• "quantitative", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)