Definition of "quantitative" []

• Expressed or expressible as a quantity. (adjective)
• Of, relating to, or susceptible of measurement. (adjective)
• Of or relating to number or quantity. (adjective)
• Of or relating to a metrical system based on the duration of syllables rather than on stress. Used especially of classical Greek and Latin verse. (adjective)

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• "The term "quantitative easing" refers to Fed efforts to stimulate financial markets by buying bonds, injecting fresh government money into the economy in the process."
• "King also said that he personally dislikes the term "quantitative easing"."
• "And the Fed chief dislikes the term "quantitative easing," a term that became associated with Japan's money-pumping efforts in the 2000s."