quantitative indicator
collocation in Englishmeaningsofquantitativeandindicator
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quantitative
adjective
uk/ˈkwɒn.tɪ.tə.tɪv/us/ˈkwɑːn.t̬ə.teɪ.t̬ɪv/
relating to numbers ...
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indicator
noun[C]
uk/ˈɪn.dɪ.keɪ.tər/us/ˈɪn.də.keɪ.t̬ɚ/
something that shows what a situation ...
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(Definition ofquantitativeandindicatorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A metric is aquantitativeindicatorof an attribute of a thing.
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Detecting taxonicity using covariance of two quantitative indicators in successive intervals of a third indicator.
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Nor can all questions of stateness be addressed with quantitative indicators.
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Quantitative indicators highlight particularly promising entry points into the data.
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Relative difference is often used as aquantitativeindicatorof quality assurance and quality control for repeated measurements where the outcomes are expected to be the same.
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The four core dimensions cannot be captured strictly by quantitative indicators.
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Quantitative indicators show that the clientelistic relations led to high and sustained regional dependency on central subsidy as well as to central government domination of expenditure and revenue assignments.
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The identification system, described as an 'alert mechanism', uses both a scoreboard of quantitative indicators and qualitative assessments.
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I believe that we have become transfixed by quantitative indicators and that we have lost sight of the qualitative.
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Inevitably —because they cannot judge everything individually —they will fall back on quantitative indicators.
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The report calls for qualitative and quantitative indicators of social exclusion to be established.
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Paragraph 7 of the motion for a resolution can give the impression that these guidelines are taken as very specific quantitative indicators, in other words, concrete figures and quotas.
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The various quantitative indicators include manning levels, the operational availability of key equipment, the level of warstocks and the recent collective training achieved by headquarters and units.
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In the absence of feedback enabling us to evaluate quantitative indicators, we must integrate and advance the measurement of quality and the measurement of added value.
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The quantitative indicators of sunny hours are sufficient in the country.
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Typically, the index is a composite of multiple quantitative indicators that via some formula, delivers a single numerical result.
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