quantitative

English

Etymology

From Late Latin quantitātīvus. By surface analysis, quantity +‎ -ative.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv/, IPA^(key): /ˈkwɒntətɪv/ (proscribed)
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɑn.təˌteɪ.tɪv/, [ˈkwɑn.təˌteɪ.ɾɪv], /ˈkwɑn.əˌteɪ.tɪv/, [ˈkwɑn.əˌteɪ.ɾɪv]

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• (US) enPR: kwänʹtĭ-tā-tĭv, IPA^(key): /ˈkwɑn.tɪˌteɪ.tɪv/

Adjective

quantitative (comparative more quantitative, superlative most quantitative)

1. Of a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
2. (chemistry) Of a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample

Derived terms

• non-quantitative
• pseudo-quantitative
• quantitative analysis
• quantitative analyst
• quantitative easing
• quantitative linguistics
• quantitative metathesis
• quantitativeness
• quantitative research

 

Related terms

• quantity
• quantitate

Translations

of a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality

• Armenian: քանակական (hy) (kʻanakakan)
• Asturian: cuantitativu
• Belarusian: ко́лькасны (kólʹkasny)
• Bulgarian: коли́чествен (bg) (kolíčestven)
• Catalan: quantitatiu (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 量的 (liàng de), 數量的／数量的 (shùliàng de)

• Czech: kvantitativní (cs)
• Danish: kvantitativ
• Dutch: kwantitatief (nl)
• Finnish: määrällinen (fi), kvantitatiivinen (fi)
• French: quantitatif (fr)
• Galician: cuantitativo (gl)
• Georgian: კვანტიტატიური (ḳvanṭiṭaṭiuri), რაოდენობრივი (raodenobrivi), ოდენობითი (odenobiti)
• German: quantitativ (de)
• Hungarian: mennyiségi (hu), kvantitatív (hu)
• Icelandic: megindlegur
• Ido: quantesala (io)
• Italian: quantitativo (it)
• Kazakh: сандық (sandyq)
• Latvian: kvantitatīvs
• Lithuanian: kiekybinis (lt)
• Polish: ilościowy (pl)
• Portuguese: quantitativo (pt)
• Romanian: cantitativ (ro)
• Russian: коли́чественный (ru) (kolíčestvennyj)
• Spanish: cuantitativo (es)
• Swedish: kvantitativ (sv)
• Turkish: kantitatif, nicel (tr)
• Ukrainian: кі́лькісний (kílʹkisnyj)
• Vietnamese: lượng (vi), số lượng (vi)

of a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample

• Bulgarian: коли́чествен (bg) (kolíčestven)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 定量的 (dìngliàng de)

• Finnish: kvantitatiivinen (fi), määrällinen (fi)
• French: please add this translation if you can
• Latvian: please add this translation if you can
• Lithuanian: kiekybinis (lt)
• Portuguese: quantitativo (pt)
• Romanian: cantitativ (ro)
• Russian: коли́чественный (ru) (kolíčestvennyj)
• Swedish: kvantitativ (sv) c, kvantitativt (sv) n
• Vietnamese: định lượng (vi)

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• Afrikaans: ^{(please verify)} kwantitatief
• Czech: ^{(please verify)} kvantitativní (cs)
• German: ^{(please verify)} quantitativ (de)
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} quantitativo (it)
• Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} kvantitativ
• Romanian: ^{(please verify)} cantitativ (ro)

See also

• qualitative
• quantitate

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.ti.ta.tiv/

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Adjective

quantitative

1. feminine singular of quantitatif

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

quantitative

1. inflection of quantitativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwan.ti.taˈti.ve/
• Rhymes: -ive
• Hyphenation: quan‧ti‧ta‧tì‧ve

Adjective

quantitative

1. feminine plural of quantitativo

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kʷan.ti.taːˈtiː.u̯e/, [kʷän̪t̪ɪt̪äːˈt̪iːu̯ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kwan.ti.taˈti.ve/, [kwän̪t̪it̪äˈt̪iːve]

Adjective

quantitātīve

1. vocative masculine singular of quantitātīvus

References

• quantitative in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)