QUANTITATIVE


Meaning of QUANTITATIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkwän-tə-ˌtā-tiv ]

adjective

Etymology: Medieval Latin quantitativus, from Latin quantitat-, quantitas quantity

Date: 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 ; specifically of classical verse : based on temporal quantity or duration of sounds

• quan·ti·ta·tive·ly adverb

• quan·ti·ta·tive·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.