qualitative

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: qual=i=ta=tive

CIDE DICTIONARY

qualitative, a. [Cf. LL. gualitativus, F. qualitatif.].

 Relating to quality; having the character of quality.  [1913 Webster]

Qualitative analysis (Chem.), analysis which merely determines the constituents of a substance without any regard to the quantity of each ingredient; -- contrasted with quantitative analysis.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

qualitative, adj. concerned with or depending on quality (led to a qualitative change in society).

Idiom

qualitative analysis Chem. detection of the constituents, as elements, functional groups, etc., present in a substance (opp. quantitative analysis).

Derivative

qualitatively adv.

Etymology

LL qualitativus (as QUALITY)