[ '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 ).