Qualitative
['kwɒlɪtətɪv] or ['kwɑlətetɪv]
Definition
(adj.) involving distinctions based on qualities; 'qualitative change'; 'qualitative data'; 'qualitative analysis determines the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture' .
(adj.) relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities .
Edited by Jeanne--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Relating to quality; having the character of quality.
Checker: Polly
Examples
- Among his treasures was a copy of Fresenius’s Qualitative Analysis, engaging reading for a boy only twelve years old. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Lacking qualitative distinctions, nature lacked significant variety. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Intellectually the existence of a whole depends upon a concern or interest; it is qualitative, the completeness of appeal made by a situation. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
Checker: Polly