Quality vs. Qualification — What's the Difference?

The standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something

The act of qualifying or the condition of being qualified

A distinctive attribute or characteristic possessed by someone or something

A quality, ability, or accomplishment that makes a person suitable for a particular position or task.

Of good quality; excellent

A condition or circumstance that must be met or complied with

An inherent or distinguishing characteristic; a property

A restriction or modification

A personal trait, especially a character trait

The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc.

Essential character; nature

An ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed professional training.

Superiority of kind

(UK) A certificate, diploma, or degree awarded after successful completion of a course, training, or exam.

Degree or grade of excellence

A clause or condition which qualifies something; a modification, a limitation.

Investments that have a low risk of loss or default

(obsolete) A quality or attribute.

High social position

The act of qualifying, or the condition of being qualified.

Those in a high social position

That which qualifies; any natural endowment, or any acquirement, which fits a person for a place, office, or employment, or which enables him to sustian any character with success; an enabling quality or circumstance; requisite capacity or possession.

(Music) Timbre, as determined by harmonics

The act of limiting, or the state of being limited; that which qualifies by limiting; modification; restriction; hence, abatement; diminution; as, to use words without any qualification.

(Linguistics) The character of a vowel sound determined by the size and shape of the oral cavity and the amount of resonance with which the sound is produced.

An attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something;

(Logic) The positive or negative character of a proposition.

The act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea;

Having a high degree of excellence

A statement that limits or restricts some claim;

(uncountable) Level of excellence.

(countable) Something that differentiates a thing or person.

(archaic) Position; status; rank.

(archaic) High social position. (See also the quality.)

(uncountable) The degree to which a man-made object or system is free from bugs and flaws, as opposed to scope of functions or quantity of items.

(thermodynamics) In a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture, the ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total mass of the mixture.

The third step in OPQRST where the responder investigates what the NOI/MOI feels like.

A newspaper with relatively serious, high-quality content.

Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose; of high quality.

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort; rank.

Special or temporary character; profession; occupation; assumed or asserted rank, part, or position.

That which makes, or helps to make, anything such as it is; anything belonging to a subject, or predicable of it; distinguishing property, characteristic, or attribute; peculiar power, capacity, or virtue; distinctive trait; as, the tones of a flute differ from those of a violin in quality; the great quality of a statesman.

An acquired trait; accomplishment; acquisition.

Superior birth or station; high rank; elevated character.

An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone;

A degree or grade of excellence or worth;

A characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something;

(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound);

High social status;

Of superior grade;

Of high social status;