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semiquantitatively

semiquantitatively

8.2
In a way that gives a rough measure rather than an exact number
  • adverb
  • /ˌsɛmiˌkwɒntɪˈteɪtɪvli/
  • Specialized
: semicuantitativamente
  • Immunoreactivity for bcl-2 was semiquantitatively scored.

Examples

  • Colonization with VRE was analyzed semiquantitatively by the four-quadrant streak method, and each streak was labeled from one to four according to the number of quadrants on which bacteria grew.

    Academic text (1996)

  • By scoring the test results semi quantitatively, the team could quickly analyze the overall performance without needing exact figures.

  • The amount of paint needed for the project was estimated semi quantitatively, allowing us to avoid buying too much.

  • The researchers semi quantitatively assessed the enzyme activity in the samples, providing a rough comparison between them.

Synonyms

approximately
vssemiquantitatively
471 3.2

Near the exact number or amount

focuses on measuring or estimating roughly rather than giving exact values
more or less
vssemiquantitatively
251 2.1

About a number or idea, not exact but close enough

uses measured estimation rather than vague casual rounding

Antonyms

exactly
∞ 1.0

In a completely correct way

How Quantitative

precisely
105 3.7
semiquantitatively
  • Specialized
8.2
approximately
471 3.2

Surface Forms

semiquantitatively positive
semiquantitativelyer comparative
semiquantitativelyest superlative

Morphology

semiquantitatively = semiquantitative (transparent) = semi + quantity + ative + ly

The adverb is a regular -ly derivation from semiquantitative, and the meaning follows compositionally from semi- plus quantitative.

Etymology

Semiquantitatively starts with semi ('partly' or 'half') and has quantitative, from quantity ('amount'), plus -ly to show how something is done, so the word means giving amounts 'partly' or roughly. That's why to measure something semiquantitatively is to estimate amounts instead of finding an exact number.