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Attribute
Description
Attribute in general is a characteristic or property. In databases an attribute describes a column in a table. Rows then represent the according attribute values.
MitoPedia concepts:
MitoFit Quality Control System
Contributed by Plattner C, 2016-02-03
Example
In a database of cars attributes can be name, length, weight or color (= column names). The entry Car A is an instance of the attribute name.
| name | length[m] | weight[kg] | color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car A | 4.5 | 1234 | blue |
| Car B | 3.2 | 879 | red |
| Car C | 5.0 | 1000 | blue |
