qualitative analysis

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noun Chemistry.

the analysis of a substance in order to ascertain the nature of its chemical constituents.

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Origin of qualitative analysis

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby qualitative analysis

qualified, Qualified Majority Voting, qualifier, qualify, qualitative, qualitative analysis, qualitative identity, qualitatively, qualities, quality, quality assurance

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How to use qualitative analysis in a sentence

For us, there was a big kind of qualitative leap on this record.
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Analysis of the 2014 vote showed that Democrats had been hurt by an abrupt drop in Latino turnout.
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Once successfully in, I can see my Hash 160 and Taint Analysis, among other things.
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Then there is more qualitative research, such as contemporary fiction.
American Household Gadget Exceptionalism|Megan McArdle|February 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Jeff Stier is Director of the Risk Analysis Division, of the National Center for Public Policy Research.
My (Electronic) Cigarette Addiction|Eli Lake|January 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Analysis and practice in preparation are the steps over which we must climb to the platform of power.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
Recollective Analysis, or Analysis for the purpose of helping to learn by heart, is not an originating or manufacturing process.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
It is either thoughtless repetition, or thoughtful Analysis that he must use.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
At all events, let him if possible learn each of the three Groups by his own Analysis, looking at my work afterwards.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
Now the practice of Interrogative Analysis compels such persons to interrogate—to propose questions—to think.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)

British Dictionary definitions for qualitative analysis

qualitative analysis

noun

See analysis (def. 4)

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Medical definitions for qualitative analysis

qualitative analysis

[ kwŏl′ĭ-tā′tĭv ]

The testing of a substance or mixture to determine the characteristics of its chemical constituents.

Scientific definitions for qualitative analysis

qualitative analysis

[ kwŏl′ĭ-tā′tĭv ]

See under analysis.