qualitative difference

  • 1qualitative difference — unevenness of quality, disparity of quality …

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  • 2qualitative — 01. There seem to be some [qualitative] differences between the way men and women generally reach decisions. 02. Synthesizing organic compounds in chemistry is very [qualitative] because purity is of prime importance. 03. My son and daughter are… …

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  • 3qualitative — qual|i|ta|tive [ kwalə,teıtıv ] adjective FORMAL concerning the quality of something: no qualitative difference between them ╾ qual|i|ta|tive|ly adverb …

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  • 4qualitative — UK [ˈkwɒlɪtətɪv] / US [ˈkwɑləˌteɪtɪv] adjective formal concerning the quality of something There is no qualitative difference between them. Derived word: qualitatively adverb …

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  • 5qualitative — UK US /ˈkwɒlɪtətɪv/ US  /ˈkwɒlɪˌteɪtɪv/ adjective ► MARKETING based on information that cannot be easily measured, such as people s opinions and feelings, rather than on information that can be shown in numbers: » The collection of qualitative… …

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  • 6qualitative — ● qualitatif, qualitative adjectif (bas latin qualitativus, du latin classique qualitas, atis, qualité) Qui relève de la qualité, de la nature de quelque chose (par opposition à quantitatif) : Une différence qualitative. ● qualitatif, qualitative …

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  • 7difference — noun 1 way in which people/things are not the same ADJECTIVE ▪ big, broad, considerable, dramatic, enormous, great, huge, large, major, profound …

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  • 8qualitative versus quantitative debate — A methodological issue in sociology with arguments for and against a fundamental distinction between qualitative and quantitative studies. The debate arises from the distinction drawn between sociologies arising from different epistemological… …

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  • 9qualitative — [[t]kwɒ̱lɪtətɪv, AM teɪt [/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Qualitative means relating to the nature or standard of something, rather than to its quantity. [FORMAL] There are qualitative differences in the way children of different ages and adults think...… …

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  • 10qualitative — adj. Qualitative is used with these nouns: ↑analysis, ↑change, ↑difference, ↑distinction, ↑judgement …

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