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=Definition=
=[[Definition]]=
A characteristic is a distinguishing feature.<ref name="ref1">ISO 9000 (2015). Quality management systems – Fundamentals and vocabulary. Delft: Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut.</ref>
A characteristic is a distinguishing feature of an [[object]]. <ref name="ref2"> ISO 9000 (2015). Quality management systems – Fundamentals and vocabulary. https://www.iso.org/standard/45481.html</ref>


=Classification=
=[[Generic relation]]s=
* Feature


Sub classes of characteristics are:
=[[Subordinate concept]]s=


- physical characteristics (e.g. mechanical, electrical, chemical or biological characteristics);  
===A===
[[Subordinate concept]]s are:
* Physical characteristics (e.g. mechanical, electrical, chemical or biological characteristics);
* Sensory characteristics (e.g. related to smell, touch, taste, sight, hearing);
* Behavioural characteristics (e.g. courtesy, honesty, veracity);
* Temporal characteristics (e.g. punctuality, reliability, availability, continuity);
* Ergonomic characteristics (e.g. physiological characteristic, or related to human safety);
* Functional characteristics (e.g. maximum speed of an car).


- sensory characteristics (e.g. related to smell, touch, taste, sight, hearing);
===B===
[[Subordinate concept]]s are:


- behavioural characteristics (e.g. courtesy, honesty, veracity);
* [[Qualitative characteristic]]s (e.g., clarity)
* [[Quantitative characteristic]]s (e.g., length)


- temporal characteristics (e.g. punctuality, reliability, availability, continuity);
===C===
[[Subordinate concept]]s are:


- ergonomic characteristics (e.g. physiological characteristic, or related to human safety);
* Inherent characteristics (e.g., accuracy)
* Assigned characteristic (e.g., price)


- functional characteristics (e.g. maximum speed of an car).
=[[Associative relation]]s=
[[Associative relation]]s are:
* A characteristic is always associated with an [[object]].  
* A combination of a characteristic and an [[object]] is a [[focus area]]. For example the accuracy (characteristic) of data ([[object]]).


=See also=
=See also=
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[[Property]]
[[Property]]


=Notes=
=[[Reference]]s=


- A characteristic can be inherent or assigned.
[[Category:All]]
 
- A characteristic can be qualitative or quantitative.
 
- A qualitative characteristic if ofter expressed an independentised adjective.
 
=Examples=
A
 
Ability to …| Acceptability | Accessibility | Accountability | Accuracy | Adaptability | Adaptivity| Added value | Adjustability | Affection | Affinity | Affordability | Aimed towards … | Analysability | Anointability | Anticipative capacity | Appealing | Applicability | Approachability | Appropriateness | Attainability | Attractiveness | Authenticity | Authority to … | Autonomy | Availability | Avoidability | Awareness.
 
B
 
Beauty
 
C
 
Capability | Carefulness | Changeability | Clarity | Clearness | Coherence | Cohesion | Collaboration-oriented | Comfort | Comparability | Compatibility | Competence | Competitiveness | Completeness | Complexity | Compliance to ... | Comprehensibility | Conceivability | Confidentiality | Congruity | Connection with … | Consistency | Containability | Continuity | Contradictability | Controllability | Coping ability | Correctness | Courage | Coverage | Creativity | Credibility | Creditworthiness | Customer focus | Customer-friendliness.
 
D
 
Daring
Decisiveness
Dedication
Demonstrability
Dependency
Depth
Desirability
Discretion
Disputability
Diversity
Divisibility
Downgradable
Duality
Dynamic
E
Ease
Ease of operation
Effectiveness
Efficiency
Employability
Energy
Enthusiasm
Entrepreneurial spirit
Environmental awareness
Environmental friendliness
Equality
Equipment level
Equivalence
Exchangeability
Exclusivity
Expandability
Expertise
Explanatory power
Expressiveness
F
Fairness
Faithfulness
Falsifiability
Familiarity
Fastidiousness
Faultlessness
Feasibility
Fertility
Filling degree
Findability
Fit in-capacity
Flawlessness
Flexibility
Form
Freshness
Friendliness
Full-fledgedness
Functionality
Future-proofness
G
Growth
H
Habitability
Hackability
Health
Helpfulness
Heterogeneousness
Homogeneity
Honesty
Human orientation
I
Identifiability
Image
Immunity to stress
Impartiality
Importance
In concrete terms
Independence
Influentialness
Informality
Initiative
Innovative capacity
Innovativeness
Inspiration
Installability
Integrity
Intensity
Interpretability
Inventiveness
Involvement
J
Justice
L
Lawfulness
Leadership
Learnability
Learning capacity
Legality
Legitimacy
Level
Level-headedness
Liability
Linkability
Loyalty
M
Maintainability
Manageability
Manoeuvrability
Market orientation
Maturity
Measurability
Mobility
Modifiability
Modificational capacity
Motivational capacity
Multiformity
Mutational degree
N
Naturalness
Neatness
Necessity
Negotiability
Network competence
O
Objectivity
Obligingness
Openness
Operability
Operation
Operational safety
P
Perceptibility
Perfection
Performance
Perseverance
Persuasiveness
Pertness
Planability
Plausibility
Policy relevance
Portability
Potential
Power
Precision
Predictability
Predictive power
Preparedness to …
Presence
Prevalence
Process-oriented
Productivity
Product-oriented
Professionalism
Profitability
Progress
Promptness
Proportionality
Protectability
Punctuality
Purchasing power
Pureness
Purpose
Purposiveness
R
Range
Rareness
Reaction time
Readability
Realism
Reasonableness
Recognisability
Recovery time
Redundancy
Relatability
Relevance
Reliability
Reliability
Reliability of supply
Reparability
Repeatability
Replaceability
Representativeness
Reproducibility
Resource behaviour
Resourcefulness
Response rate
Responsibility
Responsibility sense
Responsiveness
Result-oriented
Reusability
Riskiness
Robustness
S
Safety
Sanctionability
Satisfaction
Scientific in nature
Scope
Selectivity
Self-confidence
Self-insight
Sensitivity
Servitude
Shallowness
Sharpness
Shrewdness
Simplicity
Simultaneousness
Sincerity
Single-mindedness
Skilfulness
Speed
Sportsmanship
Stability
Steadiness
Straightforwardness
Strength
Structure
Subsidiarity
Sufficiency
Surveyability
Sustainability
Symmetry
Synergy level
T
Tenability
Tenaciousness
Tendency towards …
Testability
Thoroughness
Thoughtfulness
Timeliness
Topicality
Traceability
Transferability
Transitional rate
Transparency
U
Unambiguousness
Unavoidability
Uniformity
Uniqueness
Usability
Usefulness
V
Validity
Value
Value in use
Variance
Verifiability
Versatility
Visibility
Vitality
Voluntariness
Vulnerability
W
Well-foundedness
Wholeness
Willingness
Workability
 
Directly measurable attributes (primary quality)
Acceleration
Age
Capacity
Colour
Cost-effectiveness
Costs
Delivery time
Dimensions
Duration
Frequency
Height
Length
Life span
Output
Periodicity
Price
Profit
Quantity
Reaction time
Recovery time
Response time
Size
Speed
Turnover
Volume
Weight
Width
 
=References=

Latest revision as of 14:14, 30 December 2022

Definition

A characteristic is a distinguishing feature of an object. [1]

Generic relations

  • Feature

Subordinate concepts

A

Subordinate concepts are:

  • Physical characteristics (e.g. mechanical, electrical, chemical or biological characteristics);
  • Sensory characteristics (e.g. related to smell, touch, taste, sight, hearing);
  • Behavioural characteristics (e.g. courtesy, honesty, veracity);
  • Temporal characteristics (e.g. punctuality, reliability, availability, continuity);
  • Ergonomic characteristics (e.g. physiological characteristic, or related to human safety);
  • Functional characteristics (e.g. maximum speed of an car).

B

Subordinate concepts are:

C

Subordinate concepts are:

  • Inherent characteristics (e.g., accuracy)
  • Assigned characteristic (e.g., price)

Associative relations

Associative relations are:

  • A characteristic is always associated with an object.
  • A combination of a characteristic and an object is a focus area. For example the accuracy (characteristic) of data (object).

See also

Property

References

  1. ISO 9000 (2015). Quality management systems – Fundamentals and vocabulary. https://www.iso.org/standard/45481.html