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qual⋅i⋅ta⋅tive

  [kwol-i-tey-tiv]
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–adjective
pertaining to or concerned with quality or qualities.
Origin:
1600–10; < LL quālitātīvus, equiv. to quālitāt- (s. of quālitās) quality + -īvus -ive

Related forms:
qual⋅i⋅ta⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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qual·i·ta·tive   (kwŏl'ĭ-tā'tĭv)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or concerning quality.

[Middle English, producing a primary quality, from Medieval Latin quālitātīvus, from Late Latin, qualitative, from Latin quālitās, quālitāt-, quality; see quality.]
qual'i·ta'tive·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: qual·i·ta·tive
Pronunciation: 'kwäl-&-"tAt-iv
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or involving quality or kind<qualitative and quantitative differences between cancer cells and normal cells> —qual·i·ta·tive·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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