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   At·trib·ute

   verb

   • 1. regard something as being caused by (someone or something): "he attributed the firm's success to the efforts of the managing director"
   • ▪ ascribe a work or remark to (a particular author, artist, or speaker): "the building was attributed to Frank Lloyd Wright"
   • ▪ regard a quality or feature as characteristic of or possessed by (someone or something): "ancient peoples attributed magic properties to certain stones"

   noun

   • 1. a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something: "flexibility and mobility are the key attributes of our army" Similar qualityfeaturecharacteristictraitelementaspectpropertyhallmarkmarkdistinctionsigntelltale signsure signidiosyncrasypeculiarityquirk
   • ▪ a material object recognized as symbolic of a person, especially a conventional object used in art to identify a saint or mythical figure: "it was not until the end of the fifteenth century that the sandglass was depicted as the attribute of Father Time" Similar symbolindicatormarksignhallmarktrademarkstatus symbol
   • 2. a piece of information which determines the properties of a field or tag in a database or a string of characters in a display.
   • 3. an attributive adjective or noun.
   • 4. a real property which a statistical analysis is attempting to describe.

   Word Origin late 15th century: the noun from Old French attribut; the verb from Latin attribut- ‘allotted’: both from the verb attribuere, from ad- ‘to’ + tribuere ‘assign’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › attributeATTRIBUTE Synonyms: 71 Similar Words - Merriam-Webster

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   Definition of attribute. 1. as in to ascribe. to explain (something) as being the result of something else attributed the quick rescue to the well-trained police force. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. ascribe. credit. blame. impute. link. refer. assign. put down. lay. connect. chalk up. attach. accredit. pin (on) impute (to) associate.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryATTRIBUTE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   ATTRIBUTE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary. Definition of attribute – Learner’s Dictionary. attribute. noun [ C ] uk / ˈætrɪbjuːt / us. Add to word list. a quality or characteristic that someone or something has: Her hair is her best attribute.

4. www.yourdictionary.com › articles › examples-attributesExamples of Attributes | YourDictionary

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   Nov 6, 2020 · An attribute is defined as a quality or characteristic of a person, place, or thing. Real life individuals and fictional characters possess various attributes. For example, someone might be labeled beautiful, charming, funny, or intelligent. These are all attributes, but don't those labels seem to ring true as traits too?

5. www.geeksforgeeks.org › attributes-in-dbmsAttributes in DBMS - GeeksforGeeks

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   Apr 4, 2024 · Attributes are properties or characteristics of an entity. Attributes are used to describe the entity. The attribute is nothing but a piece of data that gives more information about the entity. Attributes are used to distinguish one entity from the other entity.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishATTRIBUTE SOMETHING TO SOMEONE - Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to say or think that something is the result or work of something or someone else: He attributed the project’s success to a sophisticated computer program. Most experts have attributed the etching to Dürer. (Definition of attribute something to someone from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

7. www.javatpoint.com › attributes-in-dbmsAttributes in DBMS - javatpoint

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   Attributes. In DBMS, we have entities, and each entity contains some property about their behavior which is also called the attribute. In relational databases, we have tables, and each column contains some entity that has some attributes, so all the entries for that column should strictly follow the attribute of the entity.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › attributeATTRIBUTE - 35 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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   verb. These are words and phrases related to attribute. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of attribute. The automobile accident was attributed to faulty brakes. Synonyms. ascribe. credit. assign. allege to belong. charge to. set down to. lay to. account for. impute. trace to. blame on. bring home to.