Qualitative

Qual´i`ta`tive

Qualitative analysis
(Chem.) analysis which merely determines the constituents of a substance without any regard to the quantity of each ingredient; - contrasted with quantitative analysis.

Adj.	1.	qualitative - involving distinctions based on qualities; "qualitative change"; "qualitative data"; "qualitative analysis determines the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture" Antonyms: quantitative - expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement; "export wheat without quantitative limitations"; "quantitative analysis determines the amounts and proportions of the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture"
	2.	qualitative - relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities