[quan.ti.ta.tive] adj [ML quantitativus, fr. L quantitat-, quantitas quantity] (1581) 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; specif, of classical verse: based on temporal quantity or duration of sounds -- quan.ti.ta.tive.ly adv -- quan.ti.ta.tive.ness n