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quant

1 7.5
Using numbers and statistics to study or measure things
  • adjective
  • /kwɒnt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cuantitativo
  • Many businesses now rely on quant methods to analyze large data sets and drive decision-making.
  • a quant fund

They'd much rather believe that their subjective opinion in a boardroom is right than black and white quant and qual data.

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Examples

  • He used quant analysis to predict market trends and assess investment risks.

  • - Are you telling me in your quant way, Frank, that we don't have any leads?

  • And that's this big problem that we solved where it's so easy to make a quant model that looks good.

  • So we are getting to the point now where you can get qual type insights at quant scale.

  • And both quant and qual researchers likely don't engage with too much mass media since the academic demands on their time are so great.

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  • Understanding quant techniques is essential for anyone interested in data-driven research.

Synonyms

quantitative
vsquant
62 5.9

Relating to amounts or measurements shown in numbers

focuses on numerical methods and statistical analysis rather than general measurement

How Quantitative

statistical
  • Specialized
153 4.1
quant
  • Specialized
1 7.5
semiquantitative
  • Specialized
7.6
qualitative
18 6.3

Surface Forms

quant positive

Etymology

Quant (adjective) is short for quantitative and comes from the Latin root quantus, meaning 'how much', the same root behind quantity. So a quant approach is one that measures things with numbers and statistics.