quantitatively

Meaning

1. 1adverbnot comparable

   By using numbers, amounts, or measurements rather than descriptions, opinions, or impressions.

   Grammar: It modifies verbs or verb phrases and does not take -er or -est; it contrasts with qualitatively.

   Patterns

   • measure something quantitatively
   • compare results quantitatively
   • differ quantitatively from something

   The researchers measured sleep loss quantitatively by counting awake minutes each night.

   Customer satisfaction fell, but the change was small when judged quantitatively.

Common combinations

measure something quantitatively

Engineers measured vibration quantitatively before approving the bridge design.

compare results quantitatively

The lab compared results quantitatively instead of relying on color alone.

differ qualitatively and quantitatively

The two studies differ qualitatively in method and quantitatively in sample size.

quantitatively analyze data

Students learned to quantitatively analyze data before writing conclusions.

Synonyms and how they differ

numerically

Closer to exact counting or calculation; quantitatively can include broader measurable comparison.

statistically

Used when numbers come from statistical methods; not every quantitative measure is statistical.

objectively

Emphasizes freedom from personal bias, but objective judgments may still be non-numerical.

Opposites

Word family

quantitative adjective

Measured by amount or number rather than by description.

qualitative adjective

Concerned with qualities, features, or descriptions rather than numbers.

quantify verb

To express or measure something as an amount.

quantity noun

An amount or number of something.

Commonly confused: quantitatively or qualitatively?

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