(adj) expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement, Ant. qualitative, Example:export wheat without quantitative limitations; quantitative analysis determines the amounts and proportions of the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture
(adj) (of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables, Ant. syllabic, accentual, Example:in typical Greek and Latin verse of the classical period the rhymic system is based on some arrangement of long and short elements
a. [ Cf. F. quantitatif. ] Relating to quantity. -- Quan"ti*ta*tive*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
Quantitative analysis (Chem.), analysis which determines the amount or quantity of each ingredient of a substance, by weight or by volume; -- contrasted with qualitative analysis. [1913 Webster]