different between quantifiable vs qualitative

English

Etymology

quantify +? -able

Adjective

quantifiable (comparative more quantifiable, superlative most quantifiable)

1. Capable of being quantified.
   • 1956, D. J. Liston, "The Statistician and Business Research," The Incorporated Statistician, vol. 7, no. 2, p. 67,

     If the human factor in production is reduced through automation, the process becomes more quantifiable.

Translations

Noun

quantifiable (plural quantifiables)

1. Something that can be quantified; a measurable.

English

Etymology

From Late Latin (or Medieval Latin) qu?lit?t?vus.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?kw?l.??te?.t?v/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?kw?l.?.t?.t?v/
• Hyphenation: qual?i?ta?tive

Adjective

qualitative (comparative more qualitative, superlative most qualitative)

1. Of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity.
2. (chemistry) Of a form of analysis that yields the identity of a compound.

Derived terms

• qualitatively
• qualitativeness

Related terms

• quality

Translations

Noun

qualitative (plural qualitatives)

1. Something qualitative.

See also

• quantitative

French

Adjective

qualitative

1. feminine singular of qualitatif

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

qualitative

1. inflection of qualitativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

qualitative

1. feminine plural of qualitativo