Quantitative means relating to different sizes or amounts of things.
[formal]
...the advantages of quantitative and qualitative research.
...the quantitative analysis of migration.
quantitativelyadverb
We cannot predict quantitatively the value or the cost of a new technology.
quantitative in British English
(ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv, -ˌteɪ-) or quantitive
adjective
1.
involving or relating to considerations of amount or size
Compare qualitative
2.
capable of being measured
3. prosody
denoting or relating to a metrical system, such as that in Latin and Greek verse, that is based on the relative length rather than stress of syllables
Derived forms
quantitatively (ˈquantitatively) or quantitively (ˈquantitively)
adverb
quantitative in American English
(ˈkwɑntəˌteɪtɪv)
adjective
1.
having to do with quantity
2.
capable of being measured
3.
having to do with the quantity of a speech sound
4.
having to do with a system, as in classical prosody, in which syllables are classified as long and short
Derived forms
quantitatively (ˈquantiˌtatively)
adverb
quantitativeness (ˈquantiˌtativeness)
noun
Word origin
ML quantitativus
Examples of 'quantitative' in a sentence
quantitative
This provides the beginning of quantitative research.
Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995)
The minor and technical test should be both quantitative and qualitative.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The experiment yields both quantitative and qualitative observations.
Porush, David A Short Guide to Writing About Science (1995)
The concept of cultural imperialism is dependent on qualitative and quantitative judgements.
Collins, Richard Television - policy and culture (1990)
Coach education is the major focus and that comes in both qualitative and quantitative terms.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But such polls are quantitative rather than qualitative.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Governments can use quantitative easing to increase the amount of money in the economy.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Another practical problem is that the use of quantitative measures can skew employee behaviors in counterproductive ways.
Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995)
He said that the original request for more extensive back history had come from a quantitative research team in one bank.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But the difference is quantitative, not qualitative.
Goshgarian, Gary Exploring language (6th edn) (1995)
To grasp the full import of switching, we must look at both its quantitative and qualitative aspects.
Greeley, Andrew M. Sociology and Religion: A Collection of Readings (1995)
Strictly speaking, it is easier to test hypotheses through the use of quantitative rather than qualitative measures.
Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995)
What distinguished the programming of the new corporation from that of the old company was a qualitative and quantitative change in its news broadcasts.
Collins, Richard Television - policy and culture (1990)
The qualitative versus the quantitative.
Christianity Today (2000)
Though all experiences of loss have some factors in common, an important distinction must be made between quantitative and qualitative similarities.
Pearson, Althea Growing Through Loss and Grief (1994)
And other members of the committee are arguing for more imaginative use of quantitative easing as in the US.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
None of this means the hypothesis is false, he says; we simply need more quantitative research to prove the link.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
quantitative
British English: quantitative ADJECTIVE
Quantitative means relating to different sizes or amounts of things.
...the advantages of quantitative and qualitative research.