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"Qualitative" means that the field had good conceptual theories, but didn't have sufficient observational and computational resolution to determine the detailed numerical values

oxzidized 40 days ago [–]

Well put. And to round out the nomenclature for those that are curious, the corollary here is that it can now become much more quantitative.

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