qualitative leap
qualitative leap · qualitative leaps
A qualitative, non-gradual change resulting from a quantitatively minor changeA qualitative, non-gradual change resulting from a quantitatively minor change.
Meaning
1 sensesA qualitative, non-gradual change resulting from a quantitatively minor change.
Origin
Modified from dialectical leap, the latter a calque of German dialektischer Sprung, a concModified from dialectical leap, the latter a calque of German dialektischer Sprung, a concept from Hegel's dialectical method. The modifier qualitative means that the leap in question is a transition in quality, where the latter should be understood in its original sense of “what-ness”, that is, the kind or nature of something.
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Forms
plural: qualitative leaps| Singular | qualitative leap |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsdialectical leap