quality
distinguishing feature
relativity
quality of a property or measure that is defined in relation to some other entity, as opposed to absoluteness
infimum
when it exists, the greatest element of a partially ordered set which is lower than or equal to all elements of a given subset
agility
ability to change the direction of the body in an efficient and effective manner, which requires a combination of balance, coordination, speed, reflexes, strength and endurance
culpability
measure of the degree to which an agent, such as a person, can be held morally or legally responsible for action or inaction
infectivity
pathogen's ability to infect hosts
sessility
property of organisms that do not possess a means of self-locomotion and are normally immobile
criterion
a feature used for distinguishing and selecting entities of interest
electrical polarity
term used throughout industries and fields that involve electricity
legally binding
quality of being judicially enforceable (e.g. a statute, regulation, or private contract)
dual
correspondence between properties of a category and its opposite
predictability
degree to which a correct prediction or forecast of a system's state can be made
quantitative quality
quality in statistics, that can be expressed in real numbers
ink trap
a sharp recess in an inward corner, present in certain typefaces; when printed, ink fills them
offscreen
quality of fictional events which are not seen, but merely heard by the audience or described or implied
not safe for work
Internet slang term denoting content suitability
non-functional requirement
criteria that can be used to judge the operation characteristics of a system, rather than specific behaviors
completeness
knowledge bases term
hemolysis
classification of streptococcal bacteria by ability to break down red blood cells
intrinsic
belonging to a thing by its very nature
varna
a social class within a hierarchical traditional Hindu society described in texts such as Manusmriti
sentence arrangement
location of ideas and placement of emphasis within a sentence
telescoping
movement of one part sliding out from another, lengthening an object, or quality of a mechanism that performs such a movement
predictive power
the power of a scientific theory to generate testable predictions, which differs from mere explanatory or descriptive power
eponymously titled work
self-titled release, particulary music, some times used to describe untitled releases
colorlessness
absence of color; state of being discolored
market liquidity
ability of an asset to be bought or sold on the market without causing a drastic change in the asset's price
capacity
object characteristic, its ability to hold, receive, absorb; maximum amount that can be held by object
feature
any characteristic used to classify a phoneme or word
individuality
characteristic that contributes to the differentiation or distinction of someone or something from a group of otherwise comparable identity
homoplasy
gain or loss of the same trait independently in separate lineages over the course of evolution
dedication (quality)
quality
rarity
infrequency of an item or occurrence
impropriety
condition of being improper, generally in the sense of being immoral or otherwise acting inappropriately to a situation
reversibility
principle in information systems; ability to undo an outsourcing arrangement
warmness
state of being warm
emphasis
use of various methods in communication to draw attention to particular information
live music
music performed in front of an audience
sharpness
subjective impression of clarity of detail in an image
statistical variable
science and research term for a quality of a studied object
serializability
property of database transactions
quality
non-inferiority or superiority of something; a perceptual, conditional, and somewhat subjective attribute that may be understood differently by different people
polysemy
capacity for a sign to have multiple related meanings
objectivity
central philosophical concept, related to reality and truth
usability
learnability and ease-of-use of a helpful tool, system, etc. intended for human use
dignity
quality of a being deserving respect
real-time
attribute that describes a reliable response to inputs within a specified time interval
alkalinity
capacity of water to resist changes in pH that would make the water more acidic