qualitative

English

Etymology

From Late Latin (or Medieval Latin) quālitātīvus. Equivalent to quality +‎ -ative.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.tə.tɪv/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɑ.ləˌteɪ.tɪv/, [ˈkwɑ.ləˌteɪ.ɾɪv]

  • Audio (US):

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɔl.ɪ.tə.tɪv/, [ˈkwɔl.ɪ.ɾə.ɾɪv]
• Hyphenation: qual‧i‧ta‧tive

Adjective

qualitative (comparative more qualitative, superlative most qualitative)

1. Of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity.
2. (chemistry) Of a form of analysis that yields the identity of a compound.

Derived terms

• qualitative analysis
• qualitative leap
• qualitatively
• qualitativeness
• qualitative research

 

Related terms

• quality

Translations

of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity

• Afrikaans: kwalitatief
• Armenian: որակական (hy) (orakakan)
• Belarusian: я́касны (jákasny)
• Bulgarian: ка́чествен (bg) (káčestven)
• Catalan: qualitatiu
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 性質的／性质的 (xìngzhì de), 質的／质的 (zhì de)

• Czech: kvalitativní (cs)
• Danish: kvalitativ (da)
• Dutch: kwalitatief (nl)
• Esperanto: kvalita
• Estonian: kvalitatiivne
• Finnish: laadullinen (fi)
• French: qualitatif (fr)
• Galician: cualitativo m
• Georgian: კვალიტატიური (ḳvaliṭaṭiuri), ხარისხობრივი (xarisxobrivi), თვისობრივი (tvisobrivi)
• German: qualitativ (de)
• Icelandic: eigindlegur
• Ido: qualesala (io)
• Italian: qualitativo (it)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kvalitativ

  Nynorsk: kvalitativ

• Polish: jakościowy (pl)
• Portuguese: qualitativo (pt)
• Romanian: calitativ (ro) m or n
• Russian: ка́чественный (ru) (káčestvennyj)
• Spanish: cualitativo (es)
• Swedish: kvalitativ (sv)
• Turkish: kalitatif (tr), nitel (tr)
• Ukrainian: я́кісний (uk) (jákisnyj)
• Vietnamese: tính chất (vi), chất (vi), phẩm chất (vi)

(chemistry) of a form of analysis that yields the identity of a compound

• Afrikaans: kwalitatief
• Bulgarian: качествен (bg) (kačestven)
• Catalan: qualitatiu
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 定性的 (dìngxìng de)

• Czech: kvalitativní (cs)
• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: kvalitatiivinen (fi)
• French: qualitatif (fr)
• German: qualitativ (de)
• Italian: qualitativo (it) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kvalitativ

  Nynorsk: kvalitativ

• Polish: jakościowy (pl)
• Portuguese: qualitativo (pt)
• Romanian: calitativ (ro)
• Russian: ка́чественный (ru) (káčestvennyj)
• Spanish: cualitativo (es)
• Swedish: kvalitativ (sv) c, kvalitativt (sv) n
• Vietnamese: định tính (vi)

Noun

qualitative (plural qualitatives)

1. Something qualitative.

See also

• quantitative

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

qualitative

1. feminine singular of qualitatif

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

qualitative

1. inflection of qualitativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwa.li.taˈti.ve/
• Rhymes: -ive
• Hyphenation: qua‧li‧ta‧tì‧ve

Adjective

qualitative

1. feminine plural of qualitativo