qualitative

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The result is a statistical rise in participation that masks a qualitative divide: opportunity at the top, compulsion at the bottom.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Traders, portfolio managers and analysts who embrace prompting in quantitative and qualitative work will uncover insights faster and with greater consistency.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

The MariTide update was qualitative, not quantitative, wrote Guggenheim analyst Vamil Divan in a Wednesday note.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

The transaction would erode Israel’s qualitative military edge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

To the extent this represented a quantitative judgment, it was certainly true; yet in qualitative terms, it may be viewed as a desperate rationalization of a foregone conclusion.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik