The definition of quantitative is something that is able to be measured.(adjective)
An example of quantitative used as an adjective is a quantitative review of the farm which reported three sheep.
See quantitative in Webster's New World College Dictionary
Origin: ML quantitativus
See quantitative in American Heritage Dictionary 4
Origin: Medieval Latin quantitātīvus
Origin: , from Latin quantitās, quantitāt-, quantity
Origin: , from quantus, how great; see quantity.
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