qualitative
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"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 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
This time, however, Citi analysts say, as Iranian missiles have struck population centers and civilian infrastructure, “this qualitative escalation could weigh on leisure and corporate travel demand alike.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
And when he's done I want to say: "There is a qualitative difference in the visual effect of the room."
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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