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There are two primary definitions of quality in the Merriam – Webster dictionary.
Quality (noun)
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a : peculiar and essential character : nature <her ethereal quality — Gay Talese> b : an inherent feature : property <had a quality of stridence, dissonance — Roald Dahl> c : capacity, role <in the quality of reader and companion — Joseph Conrad>
2
a : degree of excellence : grade <the quality of competing air service — Current Biography> b : superiority in kind <merchandise of quality>
3
a : social status : rank b : aristocracy
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a : a distinguishing attribute : characteristic <possesses many fine qualities> b archaic : an acquired skill : accomplishment
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: the character in a logical proposition of being affirmative or negative
6
: vividness of hue
7
a : timbre b : the identifying character of a vowel sound determined chiefly by the resonance of the vocal chambers in uttering it
8
: the attribute of an elementary sensation that makes it fundamentally unlike any other sensation
Quality (adj)
: being of high quality
My question is which (if either) of these two definitions are the ISO using in defining Quality management systems? If none of the above then what definition do you suppose is being used?
P.S. I feel that this is something which has been discussed here before but I can not find it. If it is here somewhere I am sorry.
Quality (noun)
1
a : peculiar and essential character : nature <her ethereal quality — Gay Talese> b : an inherent feature : property <had a quality of stridence, dissonance — Roald Dahl> c : capacity, role <in the quality of reader and companion — Joseph Conrad>
2
a : degree of excellence : grade <the quality of competing air service — Current Biography> b : superiority in kind <merchandise of quality>
3
a : social status : rank b : aristocracy
4
a : a distinguishing attribute : characteristic <possesses many fine qualities> b archaic : an acquired skill : accomplishment
5
: the character in a logical proposition of being affirmative or negative
6
: vividness of hue
7
a : timbre b : the identifying character of a vowel sound determined chiefly by the resonance of the vocal chambers in uttering it
8
: the attribute of an elementary sensation that makes it fundamentally unlike any other sensation
Quality (adj)
: being of high quality
My question is which (if either) of these two definitions are the ISO using in defining Quality management systems? If none of the above then what definition do you suppose is being used?
P.S. I feel that this is something which has been discussed here before but I can not find it. If it is here somewhere I am sorry.
