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
The MariTide update was qualitative, not quantitative, wrote Guggenheim analyst Vamil Divan in a Wednesday note.
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
When it comes to their companies’ workforces, executives likely can only capture qualitative information assembled from perspectives and assessments by managers.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 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
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