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qualitative |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Qualitative \Qual"i*ta*tive\, a. [Cf. LL gualitativus F. qualitatif.] Relating to quality; having the character of quality. -- {Qual"i*ta*tive*ly}, adv {Qualitative analysis} (Chem.), analysis which merely determines the constituents of a substance without any regard to the quantity of each ingredient; -- contrasted with quantitative analysis. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Analysis \A*nal"y*sis\, n.; pl {Analyses}. [Gr. ?, fr ? to unloose, to dissolve, to resolve into its elements; ? up + ? to loose. See {Loose}.] 1. A resolution of anything whether an object of the senses or of the intellect, into its constituent or original elements; an examination of the component parts of a subject, each separately, as the words which compose a sentence, the tones of a tune, or the simple propositions which enter into an argument. It is opposed to {synthesis}. 2. (Chem.) The separation of a compound substance, by chemical processes, into its constituents, with a view to ascertain either a what elements it contains, or b how much of each element is present. The former is called {qualitative}, and the latter {quantitative analysis}. 3. (Logic) The tracing of things to their source, and the resolving of knowledge into its original principles. 4. (Math.) The resolving of problems by reducing the conditions that are in them to equations. 5. a A syllabus, or table of the principal heads of a discourse, disposed in their natural order b A brief, methodical illustration of the principles of a science. In this sense it is nearly synonymous with synopsis. 6. (Nat. Hist.) The process of ascertaining the name of a species, or its place in a system of classification, by means of an analytical table or key. {Ultimate}, {Proximate}, {Qualitative}, {Quantitative}, and {Volumetric analysis}. (Chem.) See under {Ultimate}, {Proximate}, {Qualitative}, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: qualitative adj 1: involving distinctions based on qualities; "qualitative change"; "qualitative data"; "qualitative analysis determines the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture" [ant: {quantitative}] 2: relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities
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