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qualitative

[kwol-i-tey-tiv] / ˈkwɒl ɪˌteɪ tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
concerning qualities not quantities
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He described Diamond Hill’s “workmanlike mentality to investing,” which includes forecasting companies’ fundamental performance at least five years out, supported by “a qualitative assessment of companies we want to own.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Naratis aims to take qualitative research - the slowest, most expensive form of polling - and rebuild it around AI.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

"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

Along with an update to guidance, investors will want to hear some qualitative commentary on markets.

From Barron's Mar. 19, 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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