qualia

Variant of quale

quale definition

quale (kwā′lē, kwä′-)

noun pl. qualia qua′·lia (-lē ə)

Philos. a quality, as whiteness, loudness, etc., abstracted as an independent, universal essence from a thing

Etymology: L, neut. sing. of qualis, of what kind < base of qui, who: see what

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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