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qualitative

[kwol-i-tey-tiv] / ˈkwɒl ɪˌteɪ tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
concerning qualities not quantities
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Not just factual details like that I “live in an urban setting with space constraints,” but also qualitative ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

And they report this information to executive management and the board in quantitative and qualitative ways, so that leadership can oversee the details and the firm’s overall direction for AI.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 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

The great difference between us and the other animals may be the qualitative difference made by speech.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas



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