That which makes, or helps to make, anything such as it is; anything belonging to a subject, or predicable of it; distinguishing property, characteristic, or attribute; peculiar power, capacity, or virtue; distinctive trait; as, the tones of a flute differ from those of a violin in quality; the great quality of a statesman
The quality of something is how good or bad it is. Everyone can greatly improve the quality of life Other services vary dramatically in quality. high quality paper and plywood
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
You can describe a particular characteristic of a person or thing as a quality. a childlike quality. the pretentious quality of the poetry
The correspondence between a goal and its outcome -- between intent and result of action
Degree to which a product or service meets or exceeds a customer's requirements and expectations Simply, quality is generally "whatever the customer says it is " [also see Service]
Measure of the degree to which items fulfill their specifications or meet their expectations Generaly used in terms of acceptability of a system or product by a customer
Degree of excellence The quality of assessment evidence is characterized primarily by the authenticity of the tasks, the reliability of the sample of evidence, and the credibility of the evidence for the intended purposes
In a two-phase liquid-vapor mixture, the ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total mass of the mixture
A term used to denote the degree of perfection of the steel sheet Often, for sheet products, relative quality refers to the degree of perfection of the surface, i e , the lack of scratches, absence of slivers, etc Quality can also refer to other attributes such as internal soundness, dimensional control, etc