qualitative

adjective

Of, relating to, or concerning quality.

Originally, depending upon qualities; now, non-quantitative; relating to the possession of qualities without reference to the quantities involved; stating that some phenomenon occurs, but without measurement. The word occurs, according to Dr. Fitzedward Hall, in Gaule’s Πῦςμαντία (1652).

adjective

Relating to quality; having the character of quality.

adjective

analysis which merely determines the constituents of a substance without any regard to the quantity of each ingredient; — contrasted with quantitative analysis.

adjective

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

adjective

of a form of analysis that yields the identity of a compound

noun

Something qualitative.

adjective

involving distinctions based on qualities

adjective

relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities