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Qual¹

noun Quals

  1. Alternative letter-case form of qual

qual²

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noun quals · Qual

  1. countable, plural normally, uncountable Qualifying exam. An exam taken by someone (usually a grad student or prospective grad student) to measure their mastery in something, usually an academic field. He'd refused to say anything more, because he didn't want to distract her with his problems on the eve of the Quals.
  2. uncountable Qualitative analysis or research. We believe there is a role for both qual and quant in professional services.
  3. alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of quali

adjective Qual

  1. abbreviation, not comparable Short for qualitative Finally, in the school of education, I found coursework that included qual and quant methodology.

QUAL³

noun QUALs

  1. qualification exam for artificial intelligence Well, that reminds me of the QUAL [qualification exam for artificial intelligence].

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@misc{qual_2026,
  title = {qual},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/qual},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}