määrällinen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- quantitative adjective Concerned with amounts and numbers rather than qualities — measured, counted or expressed as a figure.
- quantum noun The smallest discrete amount of something, especially a fixed unit of energy in physics.
Senses
määrällinen is used for these senses in English:
- quantitative Of a measurements and data types: based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality.
- quantitative (chemistry) Of a form of analysis, that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample.
- quantum (informal) Of a change, significant.
quantitative — full definition
- adjective Concerned with amounts and numbers rather than qualities — measured, counted or expressed as a figure.
- adjective Of finance and trading: driven by mathematical models and statistical analysis rather than judgement.
quantum — full definition
- noun The smallest discrete amount of something, especially a fixed unit of energy in physics.
- adj Involving quantum mechanics — the physics of matter and energy at the atomic and subatomic scale.
- adj Sudden and dramatic rather than gradual — used loosely for a major leap forward.