qualitative
adjective
qual·i·ta·tive
ˈkwä-lə-ˌtā-tiv 
: of, relating to, or involving quality or kind
qualitatively
adverb
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It’s just now becoming widely used for qualitative purposes, using generative AI to digest and analyze figures, and turning them into reports.
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Megan Poinski, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
As this is about the practice of programming, this has been a fundamentally qualitative process that is hard to write about with quantitative rigor.
—Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025
Analysts conducted a qualitative content analysis of their social media posts dating between June 2024 and March 2021.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 Jan. 2025
The quantitative score is combined with a qualitative assessment and editorial review, performed by CNBC staff, who read every submission on the way to finalizing the selection of this year’s fifty.
—Cnbc.com Staff, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
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Megan Poinski, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
As this is about the practice of programming, this has been a fundamentally qualitative process that is hard to write about with quantitative rigor.
—Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025
Analysts conducted a qualitative content analysis of their social media posts dating between June 2024 and March 2021.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 Jan. 2025
The quantitative score is combined with a qualitative assessment and editorial review, performed by CNBC staff, who read every submission on the way to finalizing the selection of this year’s fifty.
—Cnbc.com Staff, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Qualitative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/qualitative. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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qualitative
adjective
qual·i·ta·tive
ˈkwäl-ə-ˌtāt-iv
: of, relating to, or involving quality or kind
qualitatively
adverb
Medical Definition
qualitative
adjective
qual·i·ta·tive
ˈkwäl-ə-ˌtāt-iv
: of, relating to, or involving quality or kind
qualitative changes
qualitatively
adverb
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