QUALITATIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does qualitative mean? 

• QUALITATIVE (adjective)
  The adjective QUALITATIVE has 2 senses:

1. involving distinctions based on qualities

2. relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities

  Familiarity information: QUALITATIVE used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUALITATIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Involving distinctions based on qualities

Context example:

qualitative analysis determines the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture

Similar:

soft (using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation)

Antonym:

quantitative (expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

qualitative analysis (the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements)

 Context examples 

The qualitative measurement of the severity of cardiac valvular regurgitation.

(Cardiac Valvular Regurgitation Severity, NCI Thesaurus)

A qualitative or quantitative measure that describes a biospecimen's suitability for testing purposes.

(Biospecimen Usability, NCI Thesaurus)

The qualitative measurement of the severity of cardiac valvular stenosis.

(Cardiac Valvular Stenosis Severity, NCI Thesaurus)

Not meeting a quantitative or qualitative measure necessary for a requirement.

(Inadequate, NCI Thesaurus)

A qualitative or quantitative measurement of the response of a non-target tumor(s) to the therapy.

(Non-Target Response, NCI Thesaurus)

A range of values designed to quantify the qualitative responses of an individual to a set of challenges.

(Behavioral Rating Scale, NCI Thesaurus)

A qualitative assessment of the color of a biological specimen.

(Color Assessment, NCI Thesaurus)

The branch of chemistry that deals with the quantitative and qualitative identification of substances.

(Analytical Chemistry, NCI Thesaurus)

A hematologic procedure for the evaluation of the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the white cells in peripheral blood smears and bone marrow aspirates.

(Differential Leukocyte Count, NCI Thesaurus)

A qualitative characteristic or quantitative parameter used to evaluate the performance of particular diagnostic test.

(Diagnostic Test Quality Assessment Criterion, NCI Thesaurus)