qualitative Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective involving distinctions based on qualities
    • qualitative change
    • qualitative data
    • qualitative analysis determines the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture
  2. adjective relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities

WordNet

Qual"i*ta*tive adjective
Etymology
Cf. LL. gualitativus, F. qualitatif.
Definitions
  1. Relating to quality; having the character of quality. -- Qual"i*ta*tive*ly, adv.

Webster 1913