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ˈquantitatively, adv. [f. prec. + -ly2.] a. In a quantitative manner; in respect of quantity.
1593R. Harvey Philad. 21 He and his surveyed it quantitatively. 1624Gataker Transubst. 115 With quantitie, but not quantitatively. 1644Digby Of Man's Soul x. 423 One pure simple substance, peraduenture Metaphysically, or formally diuisible;..but not quantitatiuely. 1845G. E. Day tr. Simon's Anim. Chem. I. 347 The magnesia and silica were not determined quantitatively. 1870Rolleston Anim. Life Introd. 49 The brain holds a more favorable relation quantitatively to the body and to the spinal cord. b. Chem. Completely, entirely; with a yield of 100 per cent.
1911F. Soddy Chem. Radio-Elements i. 26 The radium may be precipitated quantitatively by sulphuric acid. 1950Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. (ed. 4) X. 447/1 An equal quantity of barium chloride is added to ensure that the radium is carried quantitatively with the insoluble residue. 1974Nature 1 Feb. 291/1 Prephenate is quantitatively converted to phenylpyruvate in 10 min at acid pH (0·1 n HCl). So ˈquantitativeness, the quality or condition of being quantitative.
1858H. Spencer Ess. I. 225 The more specific characteristic of scientific previsions..their quantitativeness. 1873― Stud. Sociol. (1882) 45 Where they are quantitative, their quantitativeness..is mostly very indefinite. |