Noun
The act of attributing or ascribing, as a quality, character, or function, to a thing or person, an effect to a cause.
That which is ascribed or attributed.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe clarification of visual forms and their organization in integrated patterns as well as the attribution of such forms to suitable objects is one of the most effective training grounds of the young mind. Rudolf Arnheim
We safeguard the right to attribution very strongly. After all, what we are fighting for is the intent of copyright as it is described in the US constitution: the promotion of culture. Many artists are using recognition as their primary driving force to create culture. Rickard Falkvinge
Music has its existence on the borderline between meaning and nonsense. That is why most attempts to attribute a specific meaning to a piece of music seem to be beside the point-even when the attribution is authoritative, even when it is made by the composer himself. Charles Rosen
You will find in politics that you are much exposed to the attribution of false motive. Never complain and never explain. Stanley Baldwin
In the basic case, where the person is concerned with the dispositional properties of his surrounding environment, the choice is between external attribution and internal (self) attribution. Fritz Heider
the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath Source: Internet