subcharacteristic

English

Etymology

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.