QUALITATIVE
qualitative
(adjective) involving distinctions based on qualities; “qualitative change”; “qualitative data”; “qualitative analysis determines the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture”
qualitative
(adjective) relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
qualitative (comparative more qualitative, superlative most qualitative)
Of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity.
(chemistry) Of a form of analysis that yields the identity of a compound.
Noun
qualitative (plural qualitatives)
Something qualitative.
Source: Wiktionary
Qual"i*ta*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. LL. gualitativus, F. qualitatif.]
Definition: Relating to quality; having the character of quality.
– Qual"i*ta*tive*ly, adv. Qualitative analysis (Chem.), analysis which merely determines the constituents of a substance without any regard to the quantity of each ingredient; -- contrasted with quantitative analysis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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