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# quantitative

adjective (quantitative) — formal

«quantitative» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To do with amounts or numbers, things you can measure or count. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quantitative/#m1)
2. Quantitative data: information in numbers, like heights, times or temperatures. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quantitative/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quantitative/#x1)
- «It is 22 degrees» is quantitative; «it is warm» is qualitative. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quantitative/#x2)
- Use quantitative data to draw a bar chart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quantitative/#x3)
- The survey had quantitative questions, like «How many pets do you have?» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quantitative/#x4)
- Scientists prefer quantitative results they can compare. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quantitative/#x5)
- Give a quantitative answer with units. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quantitative/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «quantitative» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quantitative/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«quantitative» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quantitative.html) on Mova free.