Quantitate vs. Quantitative

Quantitate vs. Quantitative — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Quantitate and Quantitative

Quantitateverb

(transitive) To measure the quantity of, especially with high accuracy and taking uncertainty into account, as in quantitative analysis

Quantitativeadjective

Of a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality

Quantitativeadjective

(chemistry) Of a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample

Quantitativeadjective

expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement;

export wheat without quantitative limitationsquantitative analysis determines the amounts and proportions of the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture

Quantitativeadjective

relating to the measurement of quantity;

quantitative studies

Quantitativeadjective

(of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables;

in typical Greek and Latin verse of the classical period the rhymic system is based on some arrangement of long and short elements
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