qualitative
English edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin (or Medieval Latin) quālitātīvus. Equivalent to quality + -ative.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.tə.tɪv/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkwɑ.ləˌteɪ.tɪv/, [ˈkwɑ.ləˌteɪ.ɾɪv]
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- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkwɔl.ɪ.tə.tɪv/, [ˈkwɔl.ɪ.ɾə.ɾɪv]
- Hyphenation: qual‧i‧ta‧tive
Adjective edit
qualitative (comparative more qualitative, superlative most qualitative)
- Of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity.
- (chemistry) Of a form of analysis that yields the identity of a compound.
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of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity
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(chemistry) of a form of analysis that yields the identity of a compound
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Noun edit
qualitative (plural qualitatives)
- Something qualitative.
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qualitative
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qualitative
- inflection of qualitativ:
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qualitative