QUANTITATIVE


Meaning of QUANTITATIVE in English

[ 'kwɒntɪtətɪv , -ˌteɪtɪv ]

■ adjective

1》 relating to or measured by quantity. Often contrasted with qualitative .

2》 denoting or relating to verse whose metre is based on the length of syllables, as in Latin, as opposed to the stress, as in English.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

Origin

C16 (in the sense 'having spatial extent'): from med. L. quantitativus , from L. quantitas (see quantity ).

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