qualitative
adjective
- based on impressions and not numbers
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.tə.tɪv/ / /ˈkwɑ.ləˌteɪ.tɪv/ / [ˈkwɑ.ləˌteɪ.ɾɪv]
adj
Etymology: From Late Latin (or Medieval Latin) quālitātīvus. Equivalent to quality + -ative.
- Of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity.
“Near-synonyms: nonquantitative, unquantitative”
“You may recall that I made a qualitative post about our level 100 talents a little more than a month ago. Now let’s look at them qualitatively.”
- Of a form of analysis that yields the identity of a compound.
- high-quality
noun
Etymology: From Late Latin (or Medieval Latin) quālitātīvus. Equivalent to quality + -ative.
- Something qualitative.