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quan⋅ti⋅ta⋅tive

  [kwon-ti-tey-tiv]
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–adjective
1. that is or may be estimated by quantity.
2. of or pertaining to the describing or measuring of quantity.
3. of or pertaining to a metrical system, as that of classical verse, based on the alternation of long and short, rather than accented and unaccented, syllables.
4. of or pertaining to the length of a spoken vowel or consonant.
Origin:
1575–85; < ML quantitātīvus, equiv. to L quantitāt- (s. of quantitās) quantity + -īvus -ive

Related forms:
quan⋅ti⋅ta⋅tive⋅ly, quan⋅ti⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
quan⋅ti⋅ta⋅tive⋅ness, quan⋅ti⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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quan·ti·ta·tive   (kwŏn'tĭ-tā'tĭv)   
adj.  
    1. Expressed or expressible as a quantity.
    2. Of, relating to, or susceptible of measurement.
    3. Of or relating to number or quantity.
  2. Of or relating to a metrical system based on the duration of syllables rather than on stress. Used especially of classical Greek and Latin verse.

[Medieval Latin quantitātīvus, from Latin quantitās, quantitāt-, quantity, from quantus, how great; see quantity.]
quan'ti·ta'tive·ly adv., quan'ti·ta'tive·ness n.
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Quantitative

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.
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Main Entry: quan·ti·ta·tive
Pronunciation: 'kwän(t)-&-"tAt-iv
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or expressiblein terms of quantity
2 : of, relating to, or involving the measurement of quantity or amount —quan·ti·ta·tive·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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