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attribute
noun A term of art used in data modelling for a specific datum that can be collected for a class.attribute
(ă-tri′būt″) [L., attribuere, to assign, ascribe]1. To assign a cause.
2. To explain, e.g., a phenomenon or an event.
3. To predicate, e.g., a theory on a piece of evidence.
attribute
in statistics a qualitative variable which cannot be expressed in numerical terms, e.g. insectivorous as a behavioral attribute.