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performance metrics

performance metrics is the plural of performance metric.

Meaning of performance metric

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

Questions about performance metrics

What is performance metrics the plural of?
Performance metrics is the plural of performance metric.

Words near performance metrics in the dictionary

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

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