qualitative
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonqualitative adjective
- qualitatively adverb
Etymology
Origin of qualitative
First recorded in 1600–10; from Late Latin quālitātīvus, equivalent to quālitāt- (stem of quālitās ) quality + -īvus -ive
Example Sentences
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Traders, portfolio managers and analysts who embrace prompting in quantitative and qualitative work will uncover insights faster and with greater consistency.
From MarketWatch
Nawaz, who maintains her own “smile file,” says qualitative information is particularly important to track.
But China’s military is quickly closing both quantitative and qualitative gaps—and has pulled ahead in some areas, such as hypersonic weapons.
When it comes to their companies’ workforces, executives likely can only capture qualitative information assembled from perspectives and assessments by managers.
From MarketWatch
The transaction would erode Israel’s qualitative military edge.
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