'Qualitative' definitions:
Definition of 'qualitative'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Involving distinctions based on qualities; "qualitative change"; "qualitative data"; "qualitative analysis determines the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture" [ant: quantitative]
adjective
Relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities
Definition of 'Qualitative'
From: GCIDE
- Qualitative \Qual"i*ta*tive\, a. [Cf. LL. gualitativus, F. qualitatif.] Relating to quality; having the character of quality. -- {Qual"i*ta*tive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
- Qualitative analysis (Chem.), analysis which merely determines the constituents of a substance without any regard to the quantity of each ingredient; -- contrasted with quantitative analysis. [1913 Webster]