Task: Class Definition Understanding (ontology: Earth_Environment/EnvironmentOntology)

Which of the following definitions best describes 'qualitative'?

A. A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's possessing or displaying a distinctive feature in type or degree or effect or force.
B. A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's disposition to varying or changing.
C. A quality of an entity that is descriptive or observational, typically not represented numerically.
D. A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the whether the bearer differs from normal or average.

Answer: A quality of an entity that is descriptive or observational, typically not represented numerically.