qualitative

qualitative
[ˈkwɒlɪtətɪv]
adjective
  1. relating to, measuring, or measured by the quality of something rather than its quantity
    质的;性质的;质量的。 常与 quantitative 相对
    a qualitative change in the undergraduate curriculum.
    大学本科生课程质的改变。
    ■(Grammar)(of an adjective) describing the quality of something in size, appearance, value, etc. Such adjectives can be submodified by words such as very and have comparative and superlative forms
    (语法)(形容词)描述性质的。 与 classifying 相对
派生
qualitatively
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English: from late Latin qualitativus, from Latin qualitas (see quality)
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