Attribution is the association or disassociation of a particular attribute with a particular population unit.

n. ~ 1. The process of suggesting the nature or identity of some feature not explicit in the object described, especially authorship. - attribute, v. ~ 2. To research and suggest such qualities. Notes [..]

e acknowledgement that something came from another source. The following sentence properly attributes an idea to its original author:

late 15c., "action of bestowing or assigning," from Middle French attribution (14c.), from Latin attributionem (nominative attributio) "an assignment, attribution," noun of action [..]

It is not always known who painted a picture. An attribution is an assessment of who was responsible for creating a particular work. Attributions are made with different degrees of certainty, dependin [..]

the ascribing of a work (as of literature or art) to a particular author or artist. Authoress:

assigning some quality or character to a person or thing; "the attribution of language to birds"; "the ascription to me of honors I had not earned" [..]

An idea or belief about the etiology of a certain behavior.

Refers to the conclusive determination of the origin of a certain nuclear material following an investigation utilizing multiple methods, likely including forensics. See entry for (nuclear) forensics.

1. an inference regarding the cause of a person

Technically speaking, attribution is the process by which people use information to make inferences about the causes of behavior or events. Simply put, this is how we go about inferring behavior (our [..]

a rule in tax law that in certain cases deems property owned by one person or business entity to be owned by another or others

Recognising that something is officially noted as having been created or authored by someone.

credit given to who said what or the source of facts

Designation of the person being quoted. Also, the source

credit given to who said what or the source of facts

linking information or quote to original source.

The process of assigning causes to detected climate change, whether man-made or natural.

Attribution is the technique used to measure the monetary impact a piece of communication has on real business goals. For example: sales (volume and total), profit, revenue and retention. The application of attribution modelling in digital advertising allows marketers to understand what events (e.g. display ad exposure, active search, search ad exp [..]

Attribution is the act of regarding a quality or feature as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something. The act of attributing, especially the act of establishing a particular person as [..]

(n) assigning some quality or character to a person or thing(n) assigning to a cause or source

usually means identifying who has originally created a published work - may be a requirement of a licence if an item is repurposed or re-used

Attribution is the process by which user interactions are identified and measured. By using an attribution partner, marketers can get a better understanding of how certain events lead users to a desir [..]

Assigning value to an action that contributes to a conversion. Marketing attribution quantifies the influence each ad impression makes on a consumer’s purchase decision. This provides insight into what influences your target audience, and to what extent. Strong marketing attribution better enables you to adjust and optimize your media spend, based [..]

One of the ‘moral rights’ provided in many copyright systems. It …

Ascribing a causal link between observed changes (results) and a specific intervention. A result is attributable to the USAID, or USAID can claim credit for a result, even when other partners are invo [..]

The process by which a traffic source is credited with the conversion. For example, when an advertising partner is credited with an app install. Attributions are verified by matching advertising ident [..]