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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That research, based on interviews with restaurant managers and owners, lacked quantitative evidence, according to Reich. —
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026 The deal will provide Jane Street, a large quantitative trading firm, with access to next-generation compute across multiple facilities, including Nvidia’s forthcoming Vera Rubin chips. —Jeff Marks, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026 The Adults’ Media Use and Attitudes Tracker is a quantitative survey of 7,533 U.K. adults aged over 16. —Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026 The utility of the markets Over the past 50 years, journalists have increasingly incorporated quantitative data in their reporting, and audiences have come to expect political forecasting as part of their news diet. —Parker Bach, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quantitative
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026 The deal will provide Jane Street, a large quantitative trading firm, with access to next-generation compute across multiple facilities, including Nvidia’s forthcoming Vera Rubin chips. —Jeff Marks, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026 The Adults’ Media Use and Attitudes Tracker is a quantitative survey of 7,533 U.K. adults aged over 16. —Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026 The utility of the markets Over the past 50 years, journalists have increasingly incorporated quantitative data in their reporting, and audiences have come to expect political forecasting as part of their news diet. —Parker Bach, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quantitative
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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
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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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