qual

qual

1. A qualifying round, contest, examination, etc., that determined whether one will advance to the next level or round of a competition. Typically used in plural constructions. The former champion didn't even make it through the quals this season. The quals of that university are harder than the actual coursework.
2. A qualitative analysis. I tend to prefer using quals to when determining our marketing strategies.
3. Someone who prefers to make qualitative analyses (as opposed to quantitative ones). Most people tend to be quals when they make purchasing decisions, but about one in seven are quants.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

qual

(kwɑl)
n. qualitative analysis. (Scientific.) We’ll have to turn to qual for that answer.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • buy a round
  • buy a/the round (of drinks)
  • round about
  • in round numbers
  • round out
  • send round
  • driving
  • argue round and round
  • tear round
  • a round for the house
References in periodicals archive
A operacionalizacao da educacao torna-se, pois, sob tal perspectiva, uma pedagogia cetica, para a qual nao existem fundamentos, finalidades ou metodologias inquestionaveis, ou acima de qualquer suspeita; isto e, Montaigne, como um dos representantes modernos da filosofia cetica, estabelecendo que nada ha em que se possa cegamente confiar, alega, indiretamente, que nao se deve acreditar que a educacao tenha poderes plenos ou absolutos sobre o desenvolvimento do ser humano, razao pela qual so lhe restaria atuar no ambito daquilo que seria, no maximo, provavel, a partir do que se pode auferir pela vivencia, apesar da probabilidade nao ser tambem, por sua vez, algo a que se deva aquiescer sem quaisquer restricoes.
Warrington T v New Mills FAC 1st Qual Rd, 3pm TOWN are on a splendid run of form - six successive wins in all competitions with 15 goals scored and just one against.
Tambem aqui nos mostra Perez Estevez que o dialogo que a hermeneutica gadameriana propoe entre o leitor e o texto, nao e um autentico dialogo, uma vez que se considera que ler e o intercambio entre o leitor particular em cada caso, e o texto, no qual nao fala o autor, cuja intencao original nao pode ser captada jamais.
Eccleshill (Qual 3-4-11-12) - M Goodall (Cleck Moorend), C Wilson (Spen Vic), R Crowther (Spen Vic), B Wilkinson (Harold), A Bell (Pudsey), A Page (Cleck Spts), D Beardsworth (Pudsey), I Wilson (Harold), S Shannon (Hanging Heaton), L Thompson (Pudsey Littlemoor), T Southern (Shipley), B Jenkins (Mirfield OB), G Hird (Hightown), B Keville (Spen Vic).
March 31, 1999: Euro Champ qual v Switzerland 0-2635 miles
Draw for the final on November 2: R Taylor and M Wood (25) v A Daykin and T Holmes (6), P Ingleby and A Crowther (9/2) v D Scott and M Pollard (16), R Sutton and D Hartley (12) v MJ Sykes and P Hopkinson (12), Qual 7 vQual 8, 9 v 10, 11 v 12, 13 v 14, 15 v 16.
THURSDAY UEFA Europa League 2nd Qual Rd 1st Leg - Aberdeen v Siroki Brijeg, Shamrock Rovers v Mlada Boleslav (8.00) FRIDAY UEFA Champions League 2nd Qual Rd 1st Leg - Linfield v Celtic (5.0).
HIGHSSweden 1 Northern Ireland 1 (Euro 08 qual, Oct 17, 2007) Kyle Lafferty secured a precious away point with a stunning individual goal.
FOOTBALL TODAY (7.45 unless stated) Champions League 2nd Qual Rd 2nd Leg - Celtic v Reykjavik, Debrecen v Cliftonville (7.30), Dudelange v Ludogorets (5.0), Karabakh v Valletta (5.30), Torshavn v Partizan Belgrade (7.0), Levadia Tallinn v Sparta Prague (5.0), Maccabi Tel-Aviv v Santa Coloma (6.0), Skenderbeu v BATE (7.0), Sutjeska v Sheriff (4.30), New Saints v Slovan Bratislava (6.45), VMFD Zalgiris v Dinamo Zagreb (7.15).
Gerry and Kate were suing weekly Tal & Qual over an article headlined "Police believe the parents killed Maddie".
Lithuania 0, Scotland 0 (Euro 2012 qual: Sep 3 2010) Levein's men were denied three points after dominating but failing to score.
1994, Euro 96 Qual: Scotland 5, Faroes 1 Craig Brown's side cruised to an win in the first meeting.
European Cup 1st qual rd (1st leg July 23, 2nd leg, July 30) - Derry City (Ire) v Maribor Branik (Slov), Crusaders (N Ire) v Dynamo Tbilisi (Georgia), GI Gotu (Faroes ) v RANGERS, Dynamo Kiev (Ukr) v Barry Town.
League Qual. 2nd rnd 1st leg Jul 30: FBK Kaunas 0 Celtic 4
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE.- 1st qual rnd: (1st leg: July 11, 2nd leg July 18) LINFIELD (N Ire) v Torpedo Kutaisi (Geo); BARRY T (Wal) v Shamkir (Aze).