quantitative Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adjective expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement
   
   • export wheat without quantitative limitations
   • quantitative analysis determines the amounts and proportions of the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture
2. adjective relating to the measurement of quantity
   
   • quantitative studies
3. adjective (of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables
   
   • in typical Greek and Latin verse of the classical period the rhymic system is based on some arrangement of long and short elements

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