Meaning & use
qualitatively
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In a way that relates to quality or kind rather than quantity or amount.
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The two products are qualitatively different, even though they cost the same.
Researchers analyzed the interviews qualitatively rather than reducing them to numbers.
A note on using this word
Common in academic and scientific writing when contrasting descriptive, non-numerical analysis with measurable, numerical analysis.
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