# Competing Attributes

> The degree to which improving one quality attribute forces a trade-off against another.

Record: `lex:competing-attributes`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Evolution Principles](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/evolution-principles.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-competing-attributes

## category

- [Architecture Review Evolution Governance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/architecture-review-evolution-governance.md)

## referenced-by

- [Quality Attributes](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/quality-attributes.md)