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qualitative

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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 is always a great word to know.
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Example Sentences
  • Newton described what happens when gravity is active, but he did not know a qualitative explanation.
  • Our difference with animals is a qualitative one.
  • Maybe you could sit on the porch and yell positive things to the teenagers, would be a good qualitative study I believe.
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qualitative (ˈkwɒlɪtətɪv, -ˌteɪ-)
 
adj
Compare quantitative involving or relating to distinctions based on quality or qualities
 
'qualitatively
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

qualitative
c.1600, from L.L. qualitativus, from L. qualitas (see quality).
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