Attribute may refer to:
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Attribute (philosophy)
In logic and philosophy (especially metaphysics), a property is a characteristic of an object; a red object is said to have the property of redness. The property may be considered a form of object in its own right, able to possess other propertie ...
, an extrinsic property of an object
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Attribute (research)
In science and research, an attribute is a quality of an object (person, thing, etc.).Earl R. Babbie, ''The Practice of Social Research'', 12th edition, Wadsworth Publishing, 2009, , p. 14-18 Attributes are closely related to variables. A variable ...
, a characteristic of an object
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Grammatical modifier, in natural languages
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Attribute (computing)
In computing, an attribute is a specification that defines a property of an object, element, or file. It may also refer to or set the specific value for a given instance of such. For clarity, attributes should more correctly be considered metada ...
, a specification that defines a property of an object, element, or file
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Attribute (role-playing games)
An attribute is a piece of data (a "statistic") that describes to what extent a fictional character in a role-playing game possesses a specific natural, in-born characteristic common to all characters in the game. That piece of data is usually ...
, a type of statistic for a fictional character
See also
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Attribute clash
Attribute may refer to:
* Attribute (philosophy), an extrinsic property of an object
* Attribute (research), a characteristic of an object
* Grammatical modifier, in natural languages
* Attribute (computing), a specification that defines a proper ...
, a display artefact on some home computers
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Attribute hierarchy method
The attribute hierarchy method (AHM), is a cognitively based psychometric procedure developed by Jacqueline Leighton, Mark Gierl, and Steve Hunka at the Centre for Research in Applied Measurement and Evaluation (CRAME) at the University of Alberta ...
, a cognitively based psychometric procedure
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Attribution (disambiguation)
Attribution may refer to:
* Attribution (copyright), concept in copyright law requiring an author to be credited
* Attribution (journalism), the identification of the source of reported information
* Attribution (law), legal doctrines by which ...
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Property (disambiguation)
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