| performance | any recognized accomplishment, they admired his performance under stress, when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe |
performance
execution carrying out carrying into action | the act of performing, of doing something successfully, using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it, they criticised his performance as mayor, experience generally improves performance |
| specific performance | the performance of a legal contract as specified by its terms |
| linguistic performance | (linguistics) a speaker's actual use of language in real situations, what the speaker actually says, including grammatical errors and other non-linguistic features such as hesitations and other disfluencies (contrasted with linguistic competence) |
dramatic production
dramatic performance | the act of performing a drama, the group joined together in a dramatic production |
| musical performance | the act of performing music |
| performance | the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment, we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal, an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto |
little black ant
Monomorium minimum | tiny glossy black ant, nests outdoors but invades houses for food |
Army High Performance Computing Research Center
AHPCRC | a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications, a partnership of government and university and industry |
| maximum and minimum thermometer | thermometer that records the highest and lowest temperatures reached during a period of time |
operating capability
performance capability | the capability of a technological system to perform as intended |
performance
public presentation | a dramatic or musical entertainment, they listened to ten different performances, the play ran for performances, the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity |
theatrical performance
theatrical
representation histrionics | a performance of a play |
| minimum | the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right |
| minimum wage | the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay, determined by contract or by law |
performance bond
surety bond | a bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case the terms of a contract are not filled, a surety company assumes liability for nonperformance |
operation functioning
performance | process or manner of functioning or operating, the power of its engine determines its operation, the plane's operation in high winds, they compared the cooking performance of each oven, the jet's performance conformed to high standards |
minimum
lower limit | the smallest possible quantity |
minimal
minimum | the least possible, needed to enforce minimal standards, her grades were minimal, minimum wage, a minimal charge for the service |
| high-performance | modified to give superior performance, a high-performance car |