Definition of Qualitative

Adjective: qualitative  'kwó-li,tey-tiv or 'kwó-li-tu-tiv

  1. Involving distinctions based on qualities
    "qualitative change"; "qualitative data"; "qualitative analysis determines the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture"
     
  2. Relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities

See also:
qualifying
qualitatively