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performance metric

performance metric noun: a measurement of performance, often financial performance, either against peers or against a predetermined target.

Noun

performance metric (plural performance metrics)

  1. A measurement of performance, often financial performance, either against peers or against a predetermined target.
    • A criticism of performance metrics is that when the value of information is computed using mathematical methods, it shows that even performance metrics professionals choose measures that have little value. This is referred to as the "measurement inversion".2014, Wikipedia, Performance metric

Forms of performance metric

pluralperformance metrics

Questions about performance metric

What does performance metric mean?
Performance metric means a measurement of performance, often financial performance, either against peers or against a predetermined target.
What part of speech is performance metric?
Performance metric is a noun.
What is the plural of performance metric?
The plural of performance metric is performance metrics.

Words near performance metric in the dictionary

  1. performance artists
  2. performance arts
  3. performance bond
  4. performance bonds
  5. performance management
  6. performance metric
  7. performance metrics
  8. performance poetry
  9. performance-driven
  10. performances
  11. performancewear

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