mengenmäßigen

Mengenmäßig is a German adjective describing something related to quantity or amount. It is used to characterize attributes that can be measured in terms of how much there is, rather than by quality or kind. The form mengenmäßigen is an inflected attributive variant used before a noun (for example, den mengenmäßigen Unterschied; in mengenmäßigen Größen). The base form is mengenmäßig and the adverbial form is mengenmäßig as well when used to modify verbs or clauses.

Etymology: The word combines Menge (quantity) with the suffix -mäßig, which creates adjectives meaning “in the manner of” or “in terms of.” Thus mengenmäßig literally conveys “in terms of quantity.”

Usage: Mengenmäßig is common in scientific, statistical, and data-oriented contexts to distinguish quantity-based aspects from qualitative ones. Typical collocations include mengenmäßige Daten (quantitative data), mengenmäßige Unterschiede (quantitative differences), and mengenmäßiges Wachstum (quantitative growth). In more formal contexts, the synonym quantitativ is often used; mengenmäßig may carry a slightly more descriptive or practical nuance.

Notes: The lemma form is mengenmäßig; mengenmäßigen is simply one declined form according to German grammar. For formal statistical or mathematical writing, Menschen about precision may prefer quantitativ, but mengenmäßig remains widely understood in everyday and professional German.