quantitative change; preparatory stage for qualitative change
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quantitative change; gradual change in quantity or degree
formalA philosophical term referring to incremental change that precedes and prepares for a qualitative transformation (质变). Often used in discussions of dialectics, development, and social processes.
Xué学
xí习
shì是
yī一
gè个
cóng从
liàng量
biàn变
dào到
zhì质
biàn变
de的
guò过
chéng程
。
Learning is a process from quantitative change to qualitative change.
Gōng公
sī司
yuán员
gōng工
shù数
liàng量
de的
huǎn缓
màn慢
zēng增
zhǎng长
shǔ属
yú于
liàng量
biàn变
。
The slow increase in the number of company employees is a quantitative change.
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Zhè这
xiē些
wēi微
xiǎo小
de的
xí习
guàn惯
gǎi改
jìn进
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
liàng量
biàn变
jī积
lěi累
。
These small habit improvements are an accumulation of quantitative change.
Shè社
huì会
máo矛
dùn盾
zài在
bào爆
fā发
qián前
wǎng往
wǎng往
jīng经
lì历
cháng长
qī期
de的
liàng量
biàn变
。
Social contradictions often undergo long-term quantitative change before erupting.