qualitative

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"Quantitatively, there may be refinements. For example, the current treatment includes gravity in a static, lowest-order approximation. The pulsar is rotating, and including rotational effects could introduce quantitative changes, though not qualitative ones."

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

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

Moreover, Stellantis’s preliminary result estimates for the second half point to full-year numbers below consensus expectations, and its qualitative guidance for 2026 is also lower than expected, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 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