[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

qualitative \qual"itative\, a. cf. ll. gualitativus, f.
   qualitatif.
   relating to quality; having the character of quality. --
   qual"itatively, adv.
   1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
qual"itatively qualitative analysis 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

analysis \anal"ysis\, 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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   3. logic the tracing of things to their source, and the
      resolving of knowledge into its original principles.
      1913 webster

   4. math. the resolving of problems by reducing the
      conditions that are in them to equations.
      1913 webster

   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.
          1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   ultimate, proximate, qualitative, quantitative, and
   volumetric analysis. chem. see under ultimate,
      proximate, qualitative, etc.
      1913 webster
see also:
analyses loose synthesis qualitative quantitative analysis ultimate 
proximate qualitative quantitative volumetric analysis 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
quantitative 

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