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| - | :''[[adjectification]]'' | + | 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. |
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| '''Quality''' may refer to: | '''Quality''' may refer to: | ||
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| - | == Concepts == | ||
| - | *[[Quality assurance]], methodology of assuring conformance to specifications | ||
| - | *[[Quality (business)]], the ''non-inferiority'' or ''superiority'' of something | ||
| *[[Quality (philosophy)]], an attribute or a property | *[[Quality (philosophy)]], an attribute or a property | ||
| - | *[[Quality (physics)]], in response theory | ||
| - | *[[Quality factor]] or [[Q factor]] characterizes a resonator's bandwidth relative to its center frequency. | ||
| - | *[[Vapor quality]] (thermodynamics), the ratio of mass of vapor to that of vapor and liquid | ||
| - | *[[Energy quality]], used in various science disciplines | ||
| - | *[[Logical quality]] | ||
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| - | == Music == | ||
| - | *Quality, referring primarily to the [[timbre]], but also: | ||
| - | **[[dynamics (music)]], every aspect of the execution of a given piece | ||
| - | **[[Texture (music)|musical texture]], the way the melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic materials are combined in a composition | ||
| - | *[[Quality (album)|''Quality'' (album)]], by rapper Talib Kweli | ||
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| - | == Businesses == | ||
| - | *[[Quality Comics]], an American comic book publisher between 1939 and 1956 | ||
| - | *[[Quality Communications]], a comic book publisher started in 1982 | ||
| - | *[[Quality Records]], a Canadian entertainment company | ||
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| - | == Other uses == | ||
| - | *[[Quality, California]], community in Kern County | ||
| - | *[[Quality, Kentucky]] | ||
| - | *[[Quality press]], a category of newspaper in the UK | ||
| - | *[[Pirsig's metaphysics of Quality]] (also known as the Metaphysics of Quality or MOQ), a theory of reality introduced in Robert Pirsig's philosophical novel ''Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance'' and expanded in his ''Lila: An Inquiry into Morals'' | ||
| == Namesakes == | == Namesakes == | ||
| - | * ''[[The Man Without Qualities]]''{{GFDL}} | + | * ''[[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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See also
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