| a. | 1. | Relating to quality; having the character of quality.
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| Adj. | 1. | qualitative - involving distinctions based on qualities; "qualitative change"; "qualitative data"; "qualitative analysis determines the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture" Antonyms: quantitative - expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement; "export wheat without quantitative limitations"; "quantitative analysis determines the amounts and proportions of the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture" |
| 2. | qualitative - relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities |