qual·i·ta·tive

[kwol-i-tey-tiv]
adjective
pertaining to or concerned with quality or qualities.

Origin:
1600–10; < Late Latin quālitātīvus, equivalent to quālitāt- (stem of quālitās) quality + -īvus -ive

qual·i·ta·tive·ly, adverb
non·qual·i·ta·tive, adjective
non·qual·i·ta·tive·ly, adverb

qualitative, quantitative.
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qualitative (ˈkwɒlɪtətɪv, -ˌteɪ-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
Compare quantitative involving or relating to distinctions based on quality or qualities
 
'qualitatively
 
adv

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Qualitative is always a great word to know.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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Word Origin & History

qualitative
c.1600, from L.L. qualitativus, from L. qualitas (see quality).
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Example sentences
Intelligence is a nebulous quality that has no definition that leads to
  qualitative measurements.
We need to go from quantitative growth to qualitative growth.
The trajectory of human development has to be judged in qualitative terms.
Ethnography focuses on a qualitative examination of human behavior.
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