property

Predominant feature that characterizes a being, a thing, a phenomenon, etc. and which differentiates one being from another, one thing from another

Entitymetaclass category of beingQ937228

Also known as attribute · characteristic

Instance of: metaclass
, category of being
Subclass of: abstract entity

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

In philosophy and logic, a property is a characteristic of an object; for example, a red object is said to have the property of redness. The property may be considered a form of object in its own right, able to possess other properties. A property, however, differs from individual objects in that it may be instantiated, and often in more than one object. It differs from the logical and mathematical concept of class by not having any concept of extensionality, and from the philosophical concept of class in that a property is considered to be distinct from the objects which possess it. Understanding how different individual entities can in some sense have some of the same properties is the basis of the problem of universals.

Overview

All data

40 statements · 10% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Data quality

statements

10%

externally sourced

Source last edited September 30, 2026. AIDB refreshes this page daily.

Suggest a fact or correction

Links

Use this data

curl https://aidb.si/api/v1/entities/Q937228

API docs, limits & keys

Cite this page

AIDB. (2026). property (Q937228). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/property-Q937228