QUALIFIER Synonyms

• a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished

• an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

• attribute or credit to

• decide as to where something belongs in a scheme

• typical or distinctive

• a prominent attribute or aspect of something

• a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something

• the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2

• any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions

• a state at a particular time

• an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

• a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing

• information that should be kept in mind when making a decision

• the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')

• an illness, disease, or other medical problem

• (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement

• the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition

• establish a conditioned response

• develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

• specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

• put into a better state

• apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny

• a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

• the ideal in terms of which something can be judged

• the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

• a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system

• identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

• the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

• the act of designating or identifying something

• a symbol that establishes the identity of the one bearing it

• something that serves to indicate or suggest

• the act of indicating or pointing out by name

• (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure

• something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary

• a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument

• a brief description given for purposes of identification

• trade name of a company that produces musical recordings

• a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction

• an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object

• assign a label to; designate with a label

• attach a tag or label to

• pronounce judgment on

• distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom

• distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions

• a principle that limits the extent of something

• the quality of being limited or restricted

• the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed

• (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought

• an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)

• some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something

• a distinguishing symbol

• a writing implement for making a mark

• a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves

• any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance

• (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program

• a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data

• a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

• a public display of a message

• any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

• structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted

• (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

• (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease

• having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)

• an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come

• a gesture that is part of a sign language

• a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified

• a character indicating a relation between quantities

• used of the language of the deaf

• mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)

• approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation

• be engaged by a written agreement

• engage by written agreement

• communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs

• place signs, as along a road

• communicate in sign language

• make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate

• a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work

• naming explicitly

• (patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention

• a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement

• a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.

• a label associated with something for the purpose of identification

• a small piece of cloth

• a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser

• (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)

• attach a tag or label to

• touch a player while he is holding the ball

• provide with a name or nickname

• go after with the intent to catch

• supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes