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cualitativo

qualitative

adjective kah-lee-tah-TEE-boh Rare

Usage Note

Cualitativo describes something assessed by quality rather than measurable quantity; its counterpart is cuantitativo ('quantitative'). In academic and research contexts the pair investigación cualitativa / cuantitativa is a standard methodological distinction. Like most -ivo adjectives, the feminine form is cualitativa.

Examples

"El estudio hace un análisis cualitativo del texto."

Natural Translation

The study makes a qualitative analysis of the text.

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