Definitions

1. noun

the act of giving credit or assigning origin to something (e.g. a work of art, an idea, or a discovery)

“The artist’s team disputed the attribution of the painting to a lesser-known artist.”

2. noun

the state of being attributed or associated with something

“The company’s success was due to the attribution of their innovative marketing strategy.”

3. noun

the process of ascribing a particular quality or characteristic to something

“The scientists used various methods to determine the attribution of the environmental changes.”

4. verb

to give credit or assign origin to something

“The historian attributed the discovery to the team of scientists who worked on the project.”

5. verb

to associate or assign a particular quality or characteristic to something

“The artist attributed the beauty of the landscape to the soft light of the setting sun.”

6. noun

a statement or assertion of the origin or authorship of something

“The attribution of the quote to the famous author was disputed by some scholars.”