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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

attribute, property

Lately I came to know that both the two words can be used to mean "characteristic", which is quite alien to me. Can someone kindly elaborate this usage to me?

Any comment is highly appreciated.
  

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Hi, Tricky question. These are the kind of words which are each used in the definition of the other. Attribute - as a verb, this means to regard something as belonging to.

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  • Hi, Tricky question.
  • These are the kind of words which are each used in the definition of the other.
  • Attribute - as a verb, this means to regard something as belonging to.
  • So, 'an attribute' is some thing that is seen as belonging to a thing.
  • I think there is some emphasis on the fact that someone has this opinion about the thing .
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Hi,

Tricky question. These are the kind of words which are each used in the definition of the other.

Attribute - as a verb, this means to regard something as belonging to. So, 'an attribute' is some thing that is seen as belonging to a thing. I think there is some emphasis on the fact that someone has this opinion about the thing.
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Just my personal opinion:

I think attribute can be more often used on people

eg:

flexibility and mobility are the key attributes of the army.

that is: a prosperity is an inhernet charactaristc

while an attribute may be something gained after training
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