quantitative

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒntɪˌtətɪv, -ˌteɪtɪv/

adjective

  • relating to, measuring, or measured by the quantity of something rather than its quality: quantitative analysisOften contrasted with qualitative.
  • denoting or relating to verse whose metre is based on the length of syllables, as in Latin, as opposed to the stress, as in English.

Derivatives

quantitatively

adverb

Origin:

late 16th century (in the sense 'having magnitude or spatial extent'): from medieval Latin quantitativus, from Latin quantitas (see quantity)

Spelling help

Remember that quantitative is spelled with -tat- before the ending -ive.