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Encyclopedia > Properties

A property is an intrinsic or extrinsic quality of an object—where an "object" may be of any differing nature, depending on the context and field — be it computing, philosophy, etc. Etymology: The word object comes from the latin word objectum a noun form of objectus which in turn comes from objicere, which means to throw or put something before someone. ...

In philosophy, mathematics, and logic, a property is an abstraction characterizing an object. 1) A physical property is an aspect of an object that can be experienced using one of the five human senses: touch, taste, smell, sight or sound, or, in an extended sense, detected through any measuring device. ... Here is a partial list of thermodynamic properties of fluids: temperature [K] density [kg/m3] specific heat at constant pressure [J/kg·K] specific heat at constant volume [J/kg·K] dynamic viscosity [N/m²s] kinematic viscosity [m²/s] thermal conductivity [W/m·K] thermal diffusivity [m²/s] volumetric... The phrase Chemical property is context driven, but generally refers to the materials behaviour at standard conditions ( room temperature, 1 atmosphere pressure, oxygen bearing atmosphere). ... Philosophy is a discipline or field of study involving the investigation, analysis, and development of ideas at a general, abstract, or fundamental level. ... Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Mathematics Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: Mathematics Look up Mathematics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Mathematics Bogomolny, Alexander: Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles. ... Logic (from Classical Greek λόγος (logos), originally meaning the word, or what is spoken, but coming to mean thought or reason) is most often said to be the study of arguments, although the exact definition of logic is a matter of controversy amongst philosophers (see below). ... The word property, in philosophy, mathematics, and logic, refers to an attribute of an object; thus a red object is said to have the property of redness. ... // An abstraction is an idea, concept, or word which defines the phenomena which make up the concrete events or things which the abstraction refers to, the referents. ...


In the performing arts, a property is any object used or touched by a performer. In the performing arts, a prop (the common short form for the more formal property) is anything that is carried by a performer during the performance. ...


In information processing, properties are qualities of objects which are transmitted and then received by observers. Generally, properties allow an observer to distinguish one object from another. In general, information processing is the changing [(processing)] of information in any manner detectable by an observer. ... Etymology: The word object comes from the latin word objectum a noun form of objectus which in turn comes from objicere, which means to throw or put something before someone. ... Possible meanings: In general, an observer is any system which receives information from an object. ...



 

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