A subjective term for which each person or sector has its own definition. In technical usage, quality can have two meanings: 1. the characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to [..]

Being fit for purpose (achieving intended value) Scope Notes: COBIT 5 perspective

Quality is something special about an object that makes it what it is; a characteristic, attribute, excellence.  Quality is the composite or attribute of an animal or product that has economic or aesthetic value to the user; meeting or exceeding each customer’s expectations at a cost that represents value to the customer every time.

An attribute or level of excellence. The standard of a product, service, etc., as measured against similar products, services, etc. A distinctive characteristic or attribute possessed by [..]

When referring to a photograph, "quality" and more particularly "high quality" generally refers to a well-photographed and well-processed picture that displays proper sharpness, ac [..]

The degree to which a set of inherent characteristics of a product fulfills customer requirements

Subjective term relating to expectations by the customer, printer and other professionals associated with a printing job and whether the job meets those expectations.

c. 1300, "temperament, character, disposition," from Old French qualite "quality, nature, characteristic" (12c., Modern French qualité), from Latin qualitatem (nominative qualitas) [..]

/ˈkwɑːləti/ noun plural qualities 1 quality /ˈkwɑːləti/ noun plural qualities Learner's definition of QUALITY 1  [noncount] : how good or bad something is Pollution affects air/water quality. [..]

high social standing

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The composite of material attributes, including performance features and characteristic, of a product or service to satisfy a given need.

characteristic or feature.

The totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs. [D01563]

Quality is defined within the relevant standard ISO 9000 as ‘the degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfils requirements’.  Requirements in this case are needs or expectations, and refe [..]

The Competition and Consumer Act 2010 [CCA] has replaced the requirement to provide goods and services of merchantable quality with a requirement for ‘acceptable’ quality.  Acceptable quality means th [..]

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare choice: of superior grade; "choice wines&a [..]

One dimension along which products can be differentiated. One basis for intra-industry trade is product differentiation in quality, together with differences in comparative advantage for producing qua [..]

It is meeting your own specifications and meeting your customers expectations. It is also concerned with doing the right things and doing things right.

Every single golfball at PearlGolf is sorted by hand and added to the defined grades. The quality depends on many different aspects. PearlSelection means that the balls do not at all have any signs of [..]

Relates to the characteristics by which clients or stakeholders judge an organisation, product or service. Assessment of quality involves use of information gathered from interested parties to identif [..]

how good or bad something is. Clothes of good quality usually cost more but will last longer than clothes of poor quality

degree of excellence.

Along with propositional quantity, one of the distinguishing features among categorical propositions: an affirmative proposition (A or I) states a relation of inclusion between members of the classes [..]

Every website needs to be of a high quality. If it doesn’t blow a user away likely chance is that they will not return. Web designs need to amp up the quality if they are expecting amped up traffic figures and conversion statistics. When it comes to web design quality trumps quantity every time.

 those of the same nature.

See academic quality​

Definition A measure of excellence.

Quality is open to individual interpretation, but generally is the characteristic of a thing or feeling that makes it unique. Quality reflects a difference in kind rather than quantity. Two pieces of [..]

pl: -ties 1 : a special, distinctive, or essential character: as a : a character, position, or role assumed [those acts of ownership, which the person called to the succession can only do in of heir . [..]

An operating environment in which a company’s product or service meets a customer’s specifications the first time it is produced or delivered.

The degree to which a set of inherent characteristics of a product fulfils customer requirements (ISO, 2000a). Qualmark:

 A descriptive word used for cattle referring to its condition, eg poor, plain, good. Is generally used in market reports when describing fat cover, muscularity etc.  

Is difficult to define, since it means different things to different people. One general definition is "degree of excellence". Another definition may be "fitness for purpose." In commerce, quality limits are set by what the customer is prepared to pay for; generally the customer will pay more for a product that i [..]

Refers to average three-year return on equity and average three-year return on assets, which are used as selection factors.

see Quality Parameters

The character of a chord given by its third, fifth, and seventh. The qualities are major, dominant, minor, tonic minor, half-diminished and diminished. In theory augmented major and augmented (dominant) would also be 'qualities' but they are usually just considered alterations.

(uncountable) Level of excellence

(n) a degree or grade of excellence or worth(n) an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone(n) a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something( [..]

See vowel quality.

qualitas

Estimation of how well the health plan keeps its members healthy or treats them when they are sick. Good quality health care means doing the right thing at the right time, in the right way, for the right person, and getting the best possible results.

State or characteristic attributed to something (functionality, code, overall product, etc.) based on degree of match between that “something” and someone’s expectations about it. Example #1: A tester says: “The quality of the checkout flow is good, because we fixed all the bugs.” (The expectation is: “Good software is bug-free software.”). Example [..]

When we talk quality, we’re talking about providing you with the freshest, tastiest food you’ll find anywhere. In fact, our chefs use the same fabulous ingredients for our prepared foods that YOU buy [..]

Subjective term relating to expectations by the customer, printer, and other professionals associated with a printing job and whether the job meets those expectations.

(As perceived in the business market) That which makes a customer choose, buy, use and retain a product, with continued satisfaction. Quality will draw the customer to return again to the provider to get more of the same.

an ill-defined term which normally refers to high standards. It is, however, a matter of judgement and one person's views of high standards may not fit another. It is closely associated with busi [..]

Under Australian Quality Training Framework arrangements, the level of satisfaction with, and effectiveness of, vocational education and training organisations, their products and services, established through conformity with the requirements set by clients and stakeholders.

The standard of a service, process or product.

Refinement, fineness, a degree of excellence.

Often said of a light source to identify how hard or soft the light is. The quality of light under bright sunlight is said to be hard. The quality under incandescent bulbs (indoors) is often soft.

the tone or characteristic nature of a story element

Ratings of the characteristics of Food including flavor, appearance, nutritional content, and the amount of microbial and chemical contamination.

Measurable parameters of Semen related to male Fertility (e.g., Sperm Count; Sperm Motility, volume, concentration, morphology, and viability).

That component of Speech which gives the primary distinction to a given speaker's Voice when pitch and loudness are excluded. It involves both phonatory and resonatory characteristics. Some of th [..]

A rating of a body of Water based on measurable physical, chemical, and biological characteristics.

The totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs.

Refinement, fineness, a degree of excellence.

defined by International Standard ISO 8402 as ‘the totality of characteristics of an entity that bear on its ability to satisfy stated and implied needs’.

The extent to which a text or a translation satisfies stated and/or implied needs or expectations. At cApStAn we prefer to refer to ‘fitness for purpose’, a more concrete concept.

In relation to therapeutic goods, includes the composition, strength, potency, stability, sterility, purity, bioburden, design, construction, and performance characteristics of the goods.

, sb. gentry.

Quality has two meanings in the Sphere Handbook. Quality is about doing work well. In the humanitarian sector, this means effectiveness (impact), efficiency (timeliness and cost of a response or service) and appropriateness (taking account of needs and context). It requires assessments and feedback from stakeholders on what an agency is doing well [..]

A vague notion of the methodological strength of a study, usually indicating the extent of bias prevention.

The degree to which product characteristics conform to requirements as agreed upon by producers and clients.

 that part of the general management system that includes the organisational structure, planning, responsibilities, procedures, processes and resources for drawing up, implementing and maintaining act [..]

Price Ratio or QPR. A designation for rating wine based on the ratio of its quality and its price. The higher quality and less expensive price a wine has, the better the ratio.

The degree to which a set of inherent characteristics of a product fulfills customer requirements (ISO, 2000a).

The condition achieved when an item, service, or process meets or exceeds the user’s requirements and expectations

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An encompassing term comprising utility, objectivity, and integrity. Therefore, the OMB Guidelines sometimes refer to these four statutory terms, collectively, as quality. (USAID Automated Directives [..]

The degree of excellence of something, as measured against other things of a similar kind.

The degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfill requirements (fit for purpose).

an essential or distinguishing characteristic necessary for cartographic data to be fit for use.

The overall quality of both materials and workmanship utilized in the construction of the building.

  The customer’s perception of the degree to which a product or service is fit for purpose.

Manufacture of medicinal products so as to ensure that they are fit for their intended use, comply with the requirements of the Marketing Authorisation and do not place patients at risk due to inadequ [..]

The factor that distinguishes tones of pitch and loudness.

Weight fraction of the vapor in a vapor-liquid mixture.

the degree to which a product conforms to both explicit and implicit requirements

(uncountable) Level of excellence. (This school is well-known for having teachers of high quality.) (Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income.) *en|quiddity

Quality Policy

the conformance of a tissue or process with pre-established specifications or Standards (AATB Definitions 2000).

The conformance of a product or process within pre-established specifications or standards.

The term Quality in the context of correspondence analysis pertains to the quality of representation of the respective row point in the coordinate system defined by the respective numbers of dimension [..]

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In business, engineering, and manufacturing, quality has a pragmatic interpretation as the non-inferiority or superiority of something; it's also defined as being suitable for its intended (fitness fo [..]

In response theory, the quality of an excited system is related to the number of excitation frequencies to which it can respond. In the case of a homogeneous, isotropic system, the quality is proporti [..]

A quality is an attribute or a property characteristic of an object in philosophy. In contemporary philosophy the idea of qualities, and especially how to distinguish certain kinds of qualities from o [..]