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单词 quantitative
释义

quantitative

[ kwon-ti-tey-tiv ]
/ ˈkwɒn tɪˌteɪ tɪv /
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adjective

that is or may be estimated by quantity.
of or relating to the describing or measuring of quantity.
of or relating to a metrical system, as that of classical verse, based on the alternation of long and short, rather than accented and unaccented, syllables.
of or relating to the length of a spoken vowel or consonant.
Sometimes quan·ti·tive [kwon-ti-tiv] /ˈkwɒn tɪ tɪv/ .

Origin of quantitative

First recorded in 1575–85; from Medieval Latin quantitātīvus, equivalent to Latin quantitāt- (stem of quantitās “amount”) + -īvus adjective suffix; see origin at quantity, -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM quantitative

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH quantitative

qualitative, quantitative

Words nearby quantitative

Quantico, quantifier, quantify, quantile, quantitate, quantitative, quantitative analysis, quantitative character, quantitative easing, quantitative genetics, quantitative inheritance
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British Dictionary definitions for quantitative

quantitative

quantitive

/ (ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv, -ˌteɪ-) /

adjective

involving or relating to considerations of amount or sizeCompare qualitative
capable of being measured
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 of quantitative

quantitatively or quantitively, adverb
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