quantitative

«quantitative» in Mova's school dictionary: To do with amounts or numbers, things you can measure or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (quantitative) — formal

meaning for a pupil

1) To do with amounts or numbers, things you can measure or count. tree →

2) Quantitative data: information in numbers, like heights, times or temperatures. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and maths, quantitative data are measured numbers (the plant grew 5 cm), while qualitative data are descriptions (the leaves turned yellow). Exam voice: «Give a quantitative answer» = give a number with a unit.

examples

• Measuring the height of plants gives quantitative data. tree →
• «It is 22 degrees» is quantitative; «it is warm» is qualitative. tree →
• Use quantitative data to draw a bar chart. tree →
• The survey had quantitative questions, like «How many pets do you have?» tree →
• Scientists prefer quantitative results they can compare. tree →
• Give a quantitative answer with units. tree →

note

Spelled quanti-ta-tive (three syllables in the middle: quan-ti-ta-tive); a common misspelling is «quantitive». Opposite pair: qualitative. Linked: quantity.

In the corpora

• "Quantitative easing" means the central bank (the country's own bank, in charge of its money) creating new money.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «quantitative» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.