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| - | {{Template}}# Practical interpretation - The achievement or excellence of an object (''good quality ice'' - i.e. not of inferior grade). See [[quality]] | + | [[Image:The Experts, 1837 by Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps.jpg |thumb|200px|''[[The Experts]]'' ([[1837]]) by [[Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps]]]] |
| - | # Metaphysical interpretation - The meaning of [[excellence]] itself. | + | {{Template}} |
| - | # Technical interpretation - A specific characteristic of an object (the qualities of ice) - i.e. its [[property (metaphysics)|properties in the metaphysical]], or in [[property (philosophy)|the philosophical sense]] aka [[attribute]]s | + | The term '''quality''' refers to how good something or somebody is. In the case of a person this is considered in a particular context, such as [[worker]], [[student]], [[sports]]person, etc. The term is often used in opposition to [[quantity]]. In [[science]], the work of [[Aristotle]] focused on measuring quality; whereas, the work of [[Galileo Galilei|Galilei]] resulted in a shift towards the study of quantity. Like culture, quality is a word that carries its own value judgment, it can mean any characteristic, but without [[qualifier]], it means something good. |
| - | # Philosophical interpretation - The [[essence]] of an object (''the quality of ice'' - i.e. "iceness"). See [[quality (philosophy)]]. | + | |
| - | # Scientific interpretation - In [[physics]], the range of frequencies over which something will characteristically respond. See [[quality (physics)]] | + | |
| - | The first and second meanings are those most commonly used. Therefore, whereas the technical or philosophical meanings admit that Quality can be positive, negative or neutral, the overwhelming association is that Quality is something to be desired. | + | '''Quality''' may refer to: |
| - | == A list of adjectives == | + | *[[Quality (philosophy)]], an attribute or a property |
| - | [[aberrant]] - [[absurd]] - [[abnormal]] - [[alternative]] - [[ambiguity]] - [[avant-garde]] - [[banned]] - [[bawdy]] - [[bizarre]] - [[black]] - [[character]] - [[chic]] - [[clandestine]] - [[complexity]] - [[controversial]] - [[cool]] - [[cross-]] - [[cult]] - [[dark]] - [[degenerate]] - [[derivative]] - [[deviant]] - [[different]] - [[dirty]] - [[disgusting]] - [[eccentric]] - [[electronic]] - [[elitist]] - [[esoteric]] - [[excessive]] - [[extravagance]] - [[exotic]] - [[extraordinary]] - [[everyday]] - [[false]] - [[forbidden]] - [[gratuitous]] - [[greatness]] - [[grotesque]] - [[hermetic]] - [[hidden]] - [[hybridity]] - [[illegal]] - [[illicit]] - [[immoral]] - [[incongruous]] - [[independent]] - [[kinky]] - [[kitsch]] - [[low]] - [[ludicrous]] - [[lurid]] - [[macabre]] - [[mainstream]] - [[merit]] - [[modern]] - [[monstrous]] - [[nasty]] - [[negative]] - [[new]] - [[normal]] - [[obscene]] - [[obscure]] - [[occult]] - [[offbeat]] - [[offensive]] - [[ordinary]] - [[original]] - [[outlandish]] - [[perverse]] - [[popular]] - [[postmodern]] - [[primitive]] - [[queer]] - [[rare]] - [[secret]] - [[sensational]] - [[serious]] - [[strange]] - [[style]] - [[subversive]] - [[supernatural]] - [[surreal]] - [[taboo ]] - [[transgressive]] - [[travesty]] - [[true]] - [[ugly]] - [[uncanny]] - [[unconventional]] - [[underground]] - [[unusual]] - [[usual]] - [[violent]] - [[visual]] - [[vulgar]] - [[weird]] - [[white]] | + | |
| - | == Colours == | + | == Namesakes == |
| - | [[black]] - [[white]] - [[pink]] - [[red]] - [[blue]] - [[yellow]] | + | * ''[[The Man Without Qualities]]'' by Austrian writer Robert Musil. |
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Merit]] | ||
| + | *[[Quantity]] | ||
| + | *[[Qualia]] | ||
| + | *[[Value]] | ||
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The term quality refers to how good something or somebody is. In the case of a person this is considered in a particular context, such as worker, student, sportsperson, etc. The term is often used in opposition to quantity. In science, the work of Aristotle focused on measuring quality; whereas, the work of Galilei resulted in a shift towards the study of quantity. Like culture, quality is a word that carries its own value judgment, it can mean any characteristic, but without qualifier, it means something good.
Quality may refer to:
- Quality (philosophy), an attribute or a property
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Namesakes
- The Man Without Qualities by Austrian writer Robert Musil.
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