/ ˈkwɒlɪtətɪv; NAmE ˈkwɑːləteɪt-/ adjective
[ usually before noun ] connected with how good sth is, rather than with how much of it there is :
qualitative analysis / research
There are qualitative differences between the two products.
—compare quantitative
► quali·ta·tive·ly adverb :
qualitatively different
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from late Latin qualitativus , from Latin qualitas (translating Greek poiotēs ), from qualis of what kind, of such a kind.