attribution
attribution meaning
“A wise man once said…” Ever wonder who said that famous quotation? Then you’re curious about its attribution. An attribution identifies a source or cause of something — in this case, the person who first said the quote.
Attribution often involves identifying the author or source of written material or a work of art. If you want to prove that painting you found in your basement is a van Gogh, you’d produce evidence to ensure proper attribution. The word can be used more generally to indicate the source of anything, whether it’s a bombing, climate change, or success. For example, attribution of your success might be hard work and the support of family and friends.
assigning to a cause or source
“the
attribution of lighting to an expression of God’s wrath”“he questioned the
attribution of the painting to Picasso”synonyms:
ascriptiontypes:- animatismthe attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stones
- imputationthe attribution to a source or cause
- externalisation, externalizationattributing to outside causes
type of:
- categorisation, categorization, classification, sortingthe basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
- animatism
assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
“the
attribution of language to birds”synonyms:
ascriptiontypes:- zoomorphismthe attribution of animal forms or qualities to a god
type of:
- categorisation, categorization, classification, sortingthe basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
- zoomorphism