Dictionary Definition
qualitative adj
1 involving distinctions based on qualities;
"qualitative change"; "qualitative data"; "qualitative analysis
determines the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture"
[ant: quantitative]
2 relating to or involving comparisons based on
qualities
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
- of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity
- of a form of analysis that yields the identity of a compound
Related terms
Translations
of descriptions or distinctions based on some
quality rather than on some quantity
- Czech: kvalitativní
- Finnish: laadullinen
- German: qualitativ
- Polish: jakościowy
(chemistry) of a form of analysis that yields
the identity of a compound
- Finnish: kvalitatiivinen
- German: qualitativ
- Norwegian: kvalitativ
- ttbc Polish: niemierzalny (?)
Italian
Adjective
qualitative- Feminine plural form of qualitativo
Extensive Definition
Qualitative is used to describe:
- Qualitative research, featuring a high degree of subjectivityl
- Qualitative data, data that is not quantified
See also
qualitative in French:
Qualitatif