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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Qualitativo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kwalita-tivo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Qualitative/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.tə.tɪv/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'analisi qualitativa ha rivelato temi importanti."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the nature or characteristics of something, often used in contrast to quantitative.

    "The qualitative aspects of the study provided deeper insights into the participants' experiences."
  2. 2

    Describing something in terms of its qualities rather than its quantity.

    "The qualitative analysis revealed important themes that numbers alone could not capture."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin qualitativus, originating from Latin qualitas (quality), itself coined by Cicero to translate the Greek poiotēs. It entered Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, initially functioning in philosophical and grammatical contexts before expanding into scientific and analytical terminology to describe attributes rather than quantities.

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