different between quantitate vs quantitative

English

Etymology

Back-formation from quantitative.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?kw?n.t?.te?t/

Verb

quantitate (third-person singular simple present quantitates, present participle quantitating, simple past and past participle quantitated)

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

Related terms

• quantitation

Synonyms

• (assign a quantity to): quantify

Interlingua

Noun

quantitate (plural quantitates)

1. quantity

Latin

Noun

quantit?te

1. ablative singular of quantit?s

English

Pronunciation

• (UK): IPA^(key): /?kw?nt?t?t?v/, IPA^(key): /?kw?nt?t?v/ (proscribed)
• (US): enPR: kwän?t?-t?-t?v, IPA^(key): /?kw?nt??te?t?v/

Adjective

quantitative (comparative more quantitative, superlative most quantitative)

1. Of a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
2. (chemistry) Of a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample

Derived terms

Related terms

• quantity
• quantitate

Translations

See also

• qualitative
• quantitate

French

Adjective

quantitative

1. feminine singular of quantitatif

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

quantitative

1. inflection of quantitativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

quantitative

1. feminine plural of quantitativo

Latin

Adjective

quantit?t?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of quantit?t?vus

References

• quantitative in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)