Full Idea
A statement of so-called qualitative identity is really a statement of numerical identity (that is, identity tout court) about the properties of the objects in question - assuming that there are genuine universals.
Clarification
'Tout court' (Fr) means simply or briefly
Gist of Idea
Qualitative identity is really numerical identity of properties
Source
Colin McGinn (Logical Properties [2000], Ch.1)
Book Reference
McGinn,Colin: 'Logical Properties' [OUP 2003], p.2
A Reaction
We might agree that two cars are type-identical, even though (under the microscope) we decided that none of their properties were absolutely identical.