protoquality
Protoquality refers to a speculative or emergent quality that exists in a system or entity before it becomes fully defined or realized. It is the latent potential or the faint indication of a characteristic that is not yet fully formed but hints at its eventual presence. The term is often used in contexts where something is in a state of development, evolution, or transition, and its future properties are being anticipated or observed in their nascent stages.
This concept can be applied to various fields. In software development, protoquality might describe the early
Protoquality is distinct from fully realized quality because it is not yet a measurable or definitive attribute.