"qualitative" meaning in English

See qualitative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: qualitative [positive], more qualitative [comparative], most qualitative [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A reason, idea or writing is qualitative if it is about the way something is, or about the thing's qualities, but not about amounts.
    Sense id: simple-qualitative-en-adj-m-w~Hy1d
     
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