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What (who) is attribute - definition

WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Attributes; Attribute (disambiguation)

attribute         
I. v. a.
Ascribe, assign, refer, impute, consider as due.
II. n.
1.
Quality, property, characteristic, peculiarity, mark, note, predicate.
2.
(Fine Arts.) Symbol, characteristic symbol, concomitant sign, attendant designating figure or object.
attribute         
v. (d; tr.) to attribute to (we attribute this saying to Shakespeare; they attributed their success to hard work)
attribute         
¦ verb ?'tr?bju:t (attribute something to) regard something as belonging to or being caused by.
¦ noun 'atr?bju:t
1. a quality or feature regarded as characteristic or inherent.
2. a material object recognized as representative of a person, status, or office.
Derivatives
attributable ?'tr?bj?t?b(?)l adjective
attribution noun
Origin
C15 (earlier (ME) as attribution): the noun from OFr. attribut; the verb from L. attribut- 'allotted': both from attribuere, from ad- 'to' + tribuere 'assign'.

Wikipedia

Attribute

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 property of an object, element, or file
  • Attribute (role-playing games), a type of statistic for a fictional character
Examples of use of attribute
1. Some attribute Herbert‘s awakening to spiritual factors.
2. Scientists attribute the waves to the river‘s trumpet–shaped mouth.
3. Israeli officials attribute great significance to Obama‘s visit.
4. "Let‘s not attribute too much significance to awards," Fomenko said.
5. Analysts attribute Humala‘s popularity to growing disenchantment with traditional politics.