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quantitative analysis
[ kwon-ti-tey-tivuh-nal-uh-sis ]
/ ˈkwɒn tɪˌteɪ tɪv əˈnæl ə sɪs /
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noun
Chemistry. the analysis of a substance to determine the amounts and proportions of its chemical constituents.Compare qualitative analysis.
Statistics. the use of mathematical analysis, especially computerized, to better understand variable components in a system, as in business forecasts or investment recommendations.
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Origin of quantitative analysis
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby quantitative analysis
quantifier, quantify, quantile, quantitate, quantitative, quantitative analysis, quantitative character, quantitative easing, quantitative genetics, quantitative inheritance, quantitatively
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How to use quantitative analysis in a sentence
It also requires you to “support search ranking launches through qualitative and quantitative analyses.”
Google is hiring a Search Quality Analyst to fight search spam|Barry Schwartz|November 5, 2021|Search Engine LandHumans will work symbiotically with technology, with AI performing quantitative analysis, optimization, and routine work, while we humans contribute our creativity, strategy, and passion.
How AI Will Completely Change the Way We Live in the Next 20 Years|Kai-Fu Lee|September 14, 2021|TimeComputational mathematics and quantitative analysis are poised to have a major impact on redistricting, providing an objective and practical standard—an algorithmic test—for identifying gerrymandered maps.
Mathematicians are deploying algorithms to stop gerrymandering|Siobhan Roberts|August 12, 2021|MIT Technology ReviewWe’re going to lose some of the rich detail by doing quantitative analysis of culture.
British Dictionary definitions for quantitative analysis
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Scientific definitions for quantitative analysis
quantitative analysis
[ kwŏn′tĭ-tā′tĭv ]
See under analysis.
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