Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, usually plural, 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.

  2. (uncountable)Qualitative analysis or research.

Origin

Clipping of qualified

Clipping of qualified

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Forms

plural: quals
Singularqual
Pluralquals

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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