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==Definition==
==Definition==
#[n] a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber"
#[n] a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber"
#[adj] of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"
#[adj] of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"
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<center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Value]]''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Value '''''this link'''''].</center>
==Philosophy==
==Philosophy==
A '''quality''' (from Lat. ''qualitas''(Morwood¹, 1995) is an attribute or a property. Attributes are ascribable, by a subject, whereas properties are possessible(Cargile², 1995). Some philosophers assert that a quality cannot be defined [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphysics_of_Quality Metaphysics of Quality³]. In contemporary philosophy, the idea of qualities and especially how to distinguish certain kinds of qualities from one another remains controversial.(Cargile², 1995)
A '''quality''' (from Lat. ''qualitas''(Morwood¹, 1995) is an attribute or a property. Attributes are ascribable, by a subject, whereas properties are possessible(Cargile², 1995). Some philosophers assert that a quality cannot be defined [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphysics_of_Quality Metaphysics of Quality³]. In contemporary philosophy, the idea of qualities and especially how to distinguish certain kinds of qualities from one another remains controversial.(Cargile², 1995)
