characteristic

distinguishing feature

Note 1

A characteristic can be inherent or assigned.

Note 2

A characteristic can be qualitative or quantitative.

Note 3

There are various classes of characteristic, such as the following: a) physical (e.g. mechanical, electrical, chemical or biological characteristics); b) sensory (e.g. related to smell, touch, taste, sight, hearing); c) behavioural (e.g. courtesy, honesty, veracity); d) temporal (e.g. punctuality, reliability, availability, continuity); e) ergonomic (e.g. physiological characteristic, or related to human safety); f) functional (e.g. maximum speed of an aircraft).

Norm

NEN-EN-ISO 9000:2015 en

Titel

Quality management systems - Fundamentals and vocabulary

Paragraaf

3.10.1

characteristic

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