How to say "quantitative" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 量的りょうてきna-adjectiveThe default choice for 'quantitative' in the general sense of 'concerning quantity', as in quantitative research or analysis, especially when set against qualitative approaches; it is the word learners will most often want.
- 数的すうてきna-adjectiveCloser to 'numerical' than to 'quantitative' in feel, this suits contexts concerned with numbers as such; it is a less common way to say 'quantitative', for which 量的 remains the usual choice.
- 定量的ていりょうてきna-adjectiveA technical-sounding word for 'quantitative' in the sense of measured or expressed as definite amounts, typical of scientific description and often contrasted with 定性的 'qualitative'; less common than 量的.
- na-adjectiveA noun rather than an adjective: short for 'quantitative analyst', it refers to a person doing such work, typically in finance, and is seldom the word you want for the adjective 'quantitative'.
- 数量的すうりょうてきna-adjectiveA less common near-synonym of 量的 for the general 'quantitative' sense of amounts and numbers; it has no clearly distinct use of its own, so 量的 is normally the word to reach for.
Use 量的 as the default for 'quantitative'; 数的 stresses numbers, 定量的 is the technical choice for measured quantities, 数量的 is a rarer synonym of 量的, and 「クオンツ」 is a noun for a person, not the adjective.
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