: of, relating to, or involving quality or kind
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The metric blends qualitative and quantitative approaches to cybersecurity, Mr. Liebert said.
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Showtime's wonderfully acted, frequently repetitive game of Manhattan cat-and-mouse doesn't take another qualitative leap in its third season, but the drama remains high.
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Pledge #3: Restoring Russia’s reputation as a major power Just as important as those qualitative improvements in Russian lifestyles?
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Oak Park Trustee Deno Andrews, who sits on the personnel committee, says a quantitative and qualitative review of Pavlicek is performed by all trustees and compiled by the committee.
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Depictions of violence in the media and in literature don't necessarily lead to violence in real life, said Dr. Adrienne Trier-Bieniek, a qualitative researcher who examines the connection between pop culture and social inequality.
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This quantitative increase is producing qualitative shifts in the continent’s politics.
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Both rely on qualitative experience quantified; both require patience and exhaustive focus.
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Laying out this kind of data on what are normally considered qualitative factors should be valuable to all investors.
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QUALITATIVE Defined for English Language Learners
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: of or relating to how good something is : of or relating to the quality of something
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