quantitative
a. 数量的, 定量的 [医] 定量的, 数量的
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1.
Of a measurements and data types: based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality.
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数量的
Near-synonyms: nonqualitative, unqualitative
quantitative data
A yes-no data field is qualitative, whereas a number-value data field is quantitative.
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Of logical analysis: based on quantification as well as qualification, rather than solely the latter: thus, not ignorant of magnitudes (large or small).
quantitative analysis
It's easy to say, qualitatively, that an undesirable thing should be banned and punishable; but the law must often also be quantitative if it is to be fair, which may sometimes mean that some small number of parts per trillion is an acceptable amount.
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Of a form of analysis, that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample.
定量的
化学quantitative analysis
The lab tests that are currently commercially available for this pollutant can tell us a yes-no answer as to whether it was detected, but they cannot provide a quantitative result; a new generation of quantitative assays is under development.
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From Late Latin quantitātīvus. By surface analysis, quantity + -ative.
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