Quality may refer to:
Concepts
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Quality (business)
In business, engineering, and manufacturing, quality – or high quality – has a pragmatic interpretation as the non-inferiority or wikt:superiority, superiority of something (goods or service (economics), services); it is also defined as being ...
, the ''non-inferiority'' or ''superiority'' of something
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Quality (philosophy)
A quality is an attribute or a property characteristic of an object in philosophy.Cargile, J. (1995). qualities. in Honderich, T. (Ed.) (2005). ''The Oxford Companion to Philosophy'' (2nd ed.). Oxford In contemporary philosophy the idea of qualit ...
, an attribute or a property
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Quality (physics)
In response theory, the quality of an excited system is related to the number of excitation frequencies to which it can respond. In the case of a homogeneous, isotropic system, the quality is proportional to the FWHM.
This sense of the phrase ...
, in response theory
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Energy quality
Energy quality is a measure of the ease with which a form of energy can be converted to useful work or to another form of energy: i.e. its content of thermodynamic free energy. A high quality form of energy has a high content of thermodynamic f ...
, used in various science disciplines
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Logical quality
In many philosophies of logic, statements are categorized into different logical qualities based on how they go about saying what they say. Doctrines of logical quality are an attempt to answer the question: "How many qualitatively different ways ...
, philosophical categorization of statements
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Service quality Service quality (SQ), in its contemporary conceptualisation, is a comparison of perceived expectations (E) of a service with perceived performance (P), giving rise to the equation SQ=P-E. This conceptualistion of service quality has its origins in ...
, comparison of expectations with performance in a service
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Vapor quality
In physics, a vapor (American English) or vapour (British English and Canadian English; see spelling differences) is a substance in the gas phase at a temperature lower than its critical temperature,R. H. Petrucci, W. S. Harwood, and F. G. Her ...
, in thermodynamics, the ratio of mass of vapor to that of vapor and liquid
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Data quality
Data quality refers to the state of qualitative or quantitative pieces of information. There are many definitions of data quality, but data is generally considered high quality if it is "fit for tsintended uses in operations, decision making and ...
, refers to the condition of a set of values of qualitative or quantitative variables
Practices
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Quality assurance
Quality assurance (QA) is the term used in both manufacturing and service industries to describe the systematic efforts taken to ensure that the product(s) delivered to customer(s) meet with the contractual and other agreed upon performance, design ...
(QA)
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Quality control
Quality control (QC) is a process by which entities review the quality of all factors involved in production. ISO 9000 defines quality control as "a part of quality management focused on fulfilling quality requirements".
This approach places ...
(QC)
Places
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Quality, Kentucky
Quality is an unincorporated community that is in Butler County, Kentucky, United States.
Quality has been noted for its unusual place name.
Geography
Quality is located in the southwestern portion of Butler County just north of the Logan Cou ...
, an unincorporated community
Brands and enterprises
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Quality Comics
Quality Comics was an American comic book publishing company which operated from 1937 to 1956 and was a creative, influential force in what historians and fans call the Golden Age of Comic Books.
Notable, long-running titles published by Qualit ...
, an American comic book publisher between 1939 and 1956
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Quality Communications
Quality Communications was a British publishing company founded by Dez Skinn that operated from 1982 to 2008. The company's most notable publications were the monthly comics anthology ''Warrior'', which featured early work by writer Alan Moore; ...
, a comic book publisher started in 1982
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Quality Records
Quality Records was a Canadian entertainment company which released music albums in Canada on behalf of American record labels. They also released recordings by Canadian artists.
The company operated between 1950 and 1985 with offices in Toron ...
, a Canadian entertainment company
Music
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''Quality'' (CDQ album), 2016
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''Quality'' (Talib Kweli album), 2002
*"Quality", a song by Khalil from ''
Prove It All
''Prove It All'' is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Khalil. It was released on August 4, 2017, through the record label Empire.
Background
HipHopDX described the album, consisting of 13 songs, as "a true solo effort" which featur ...
'', 2017
*"Quality", a song by Maluma from ''
Papi Juancho
''Papi Juancho'' is the fifth studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Maluma. It was surprise-released on 21 August 2020 by Sony Music Latin. The album features guest appearances from Randy, Yandel, Yomo, Lenny Tavárez, Justin Quiles, Ñeng ...
'', 2020
*Tone quality refers primarily to
timbre
In music, timbre ( ), also known as tone color or tone quality (from psychoacoustics), is the perceived sound quality of a musical note, sound or musical tone, tone. Timbre distinguishes different types of sound production, such as choir voice ...
; quality can also refer to:
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Dynamics (music)
In music, the dynamics of a piece is the variation in loudness between notes or phrases. Dynamics are indicated by specific musical notation, often in some detail. However, dynamics markings still require interpretation by the performer dependin ...
, every aspect of the execution of a given piece
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Texture (music)
In music, texture is how the tempo, melodic, and harmonic materials are combined in a musical composition, determining the overall quality of the sound in a piece. The texture is often described in regard to the density, or thickness, and range ...
, the way the melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic materials are combined in a composition
Other
* The qualities, short for the
Quality press
The quality press or the qualities are those British newspapers in national circulation distinguished by their seriousness. The category used to be called "broadsheet" until several papers adopted a tabloid printing format. Both ''The Times'' an ...
(prestigious newspapers) in the U.K.
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