quantitatively

American  

[kwon-ti-tey-tiv-lee] / ˈkwɒn tɪˌteɪ tɪv li /

Sometimes quantitively

adverb

1. in a way that uses or involves numbers, calculations, measurements, or quantities.

   We use mathematical models to quantitatively predict our experimental results.

   Bubble oscillation and vessel wall velocity were quantitatively measured.

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Other Word Forms

• nonquantitatively adverb

Etymology

Origin of quantitatively

First recorded in 1550–60; quantitative ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

Example Sentences

"Until recently, while stellar rotation was thought to be part of solving this conundrum, limited computing abilities prevented us from quantitatively testing the hypothesis," says Falk Herwig, principal investigator and director of ARC.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Even if it could still rationalize that its transactions with OpenAI are quantitatively insignificant, there is no denying that the overall relationship with OpenAI is quite material.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

“I think we can completely change this airport. We can take this airport from quantitatively one of the lowest-ranked airports in the world to one of the best,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

"So there, in this combined index, we are quite confident about the result... we have actually a signal that we can say that we definitely can attribute that, also quantitatively."

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

It can be studied quantitatively or qualitatively—or, as my father once put it, horizontally or vertically.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok