Qualification vs Rating - What's the difference?
qualification | rating |
A clause or condition which qualifies something; a modification, a limitation.
The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc.
(obsolete) A quality or attribute.
*1714 , (Bernard Mandeville), The Fable of the Bees :
*:To shew, that these Qualfications , which we all pretend to be asham'd of, are the great support of a flourishing Society has been the subject of the foregoing Poem.
An ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed professional training.
A position on a scale
An evaluation of status, especially of financial status
A number, letter, or other mark that refers to the ability of something.
(nautical) A seaman in a warship
*2014 , BBC News,
*:Some 400 Russian ratings are living in the western French port, awaiting delivery of their controversial new command-and-control ship, the Vladivostok.
(nautical) The status of a seaman, corresponding to rank in officers.
* In the Royal Navy the ratings, in order, are:- ordinary seaman, able seaman, leading seaman, petty officer and chief petty officer
As nouns the difference between qualification and rating
is that qualification is a clause or condition which qualifies something; a modification, a limitation while rating is a position on a scale.As a verb rating is
present participle of lang=en.qualification
English
(wikipedia qualification)Noun
(en noun)- I accept your offer, but with the following qualification .
- Qualification for this organization is extraordinarily difficult.
- What are your qualifications for this job?
Derived terms
* disqualification * qualification problemSee also
* clarification ----rating
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- They have a poor credit rating .
- He has a high chess rating .
Huge Russian warship fascinates French in Saint-Nazaire
