† quantative, a. Obs. rare.
[For quantitative, as if f. L. quant-us + -ative: cf. quantitive. (But perh. a misprint in both quots.)]
= quantitative.
1644 Digby Nat. Bodies iii. 30 In compounding and diuiding of bodies according to quantatiue [1669 quantitive] partes. 1661 Glanvill Van. Dogm. 29 Motion cannot be received but by quantative dimension. |