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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