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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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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