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tɪˌteɪ 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.
Also, quan·ti·tive.
Origin:
1575–85; < Medieval Latin quantitātīvus, equivalent to Latin quantitāt- (stem of quantitās) quantity + -īvus -ive
1575–85; < Medieval Latin quantitātīvus, equivalent to Latin quantitāt- (stem 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
non·quan·ti·ta·tive, adjective
non·quan·ti·ta·tive·ly, adverb
non·quan·ti·ta·tive·ness, noun
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quantitative or quantitive (ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv, -ˌteɪ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | Compare qualitative involving or relating to considerations of amount or size |
| 2. | capable of being measured |
| 3. | prosody denoting or relating to a metrical system, such as that in Latin and Greek verse, that is based on the relative length rather than stress of syllables |
| quantitive or quantitive | |
| —adj | |
| 'quantitatively or quantitive | |
| —adv | |
| 'quantitively or quantitive | |
| —adv | |
| quantitative or quantitive (ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv, -ˌteɪ-) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | Compare qualitative involving or relating to considerations of amount or size |
| 2. | capable of being measured |
| 3. | prosody denoting or relating to a metrical system, such as that in Latin and Greek verse, that is based on the relative length rather than stress of syllables |
| quantitive or quantitive | |
| —adj | |
| 'quantitatively or quantitive | |
| —adv | |
| 'quantitively or quantitive | |
| —adv | |
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