subcharacteristic

subcharacteristic

English

Etymology

    From sub- + characteristic.

    Noun

    subcharacteristic (plural subcharacteristics)

    1. A characteristic that is one of the properties that work together to define a particular characteristic.
      • 2014, Vicente García Díaz, Handbook of Research on Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering, page 241:
        Compatibility characteristic (with co-existence and interoperability subcharacteristics) is understood as the degree to which two or more systems or components can exchange information and/or perform their required functions while sharing the same hardware or software environment.
      • 2017, Guojun Wang, Mohammed Atiquzzaman, Zheng Yan, Security, Privacy, and Anonymity in Computation, Communication, and Storage-, page 561:
        We define three subcharacteristics to measure the capability in more aspects.
      • 2022, UGC NET Computer Science Paper II Chapter Wise Notebook, page 1346:
        The ability to learn how to use a system (learnability) is also a major subcharacteristic of usability.