Question

is Attribution is when you give credit to your sources?

Answer 1

attribution the act of attributing to
at·trib·ute   [v. uh-trib-yoot; n. a-truh-byoot] Show IPA verb, at·trib·ut·ed, at·trib·ut·ing, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to ): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
2.
to consider as a quality or characteristic of the person, thing, group, etc., indicated: He attributed intelligence to his colleagues.
3.
to consider as made by the one indicated, especially with strong evidence but in the absence of conclusive proof: to attribute a painting to an artist.
4.
to regard as produced by or originating in the time, period, place, etc., indicated; credit; assign: to attribute a work to a particular period; to attribute a discovery to a particular country.
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