quantitative
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quan·ti·ta·tive
(kwŏn'tĭ-tā'tĭv) 
adj.
quantitativeness quan'ti·ta'tive·ness n.
adj.
- Expressed or expressible as a quantity.
- Of, relating to, or susceptible of measurement.
- Of or relating to number or quantity.
- Of or relating to a metrical system based on the duration of syllables rather than on stress. Used especially of classical Greek and Latin verse.
[Medieval Latin quantitātīvus, from Latin quantitās, quantitāt-, quantity, from quantus, how great. See quantity.]
quantitatively quan'ti·ta'tive·ly adv.quantitativeness quan'ti·ta'tive·ness n.
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quantitative
Pertaining to observations of a numerical kind, e.g. 50 kg, 2 m, 24 hands.
- q. characters — features of animal productivity or performance which can be measured quantitatively.
- q. data — numerical data.
- q. inheritance — genetic transmission of phenotypes which are quantitative and continuous.
- q. trait — see quantitative trait.
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categories related to 'quantitative'
- Order, Hierarchy, and Systems - quantitative: (adj) measuring an exact or specified amount or quantity
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Quantitative
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kvantitativ
Nederlands (Dutch)
kwantitatief
Français (French)
adj. - (gén) quantitatif, de quantité (littér)
Deutsch (German)
adj. - quantitativ, mengenmäßig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ποσοτικός
Italiano (Italian)
quantitativo
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - quantitativo
Русский (Russian)
количественный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - cuantitativo
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kvantitativ, kvantitets-
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
数量的, 定量的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 數量的, 定量的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 분량상의, 양에 관한
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مقداري, كمي
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