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PERFORMANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any recognized accomplishment
Example:
when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("performance" is a kind of...):
accomplishment; achievement (the action of accomplishing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "performance"):
overachievement (better than expected performance (better than might have been predicted from intelligence tests))
underachievement (poorer than expected performance (poorer than might have been predicted from intelligence tests))
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
Example:
experience generally improves performance
Synonyms:
carrying into action; carrying out; execution; performance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("performance" is a kind of...):
action (something done (usually as opposed to something said))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "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))
mechanics; mechanism (the technical aspects of doing something)
officiation (the performance of a religious or ceremonial or public duty)
Derivation:
perform (carry out or perform an action)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment
Example:
an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("performance" is a kind of...):
demonstration; presentation; presentment (a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view)
Meronyms (parts of "performance"):
acting; performing; playacting; playing (the performance of a part or role in a drama)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "performance"):
program; programme (a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation)
last hurrah; swan song (a final performance or effort (especially before retirement))
interpretation; rendering; rendition (the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance)
one-night stand (a performance in one place on one night only)
musical performance (the act of performing music)
conjuration; conjuring trick; deception; illusion; legerdemain; magic; magic trick; thaumaturgy; trick (an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers)
juggle; juggling (throwing and catching several objects simultaneously)
extemporisation; extemporization; improvisation (a performance given extempore without planning or preparation)
encore (an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand)
dramatic performance; dramatic production (the act of performing a drama)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A dramatic or musical entertainment
Example:
the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity
Synonyms:
performance; public presentation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("performance" is a kind of...):
show (a social event involving a public performance or entertainment)
Meronyms (parts of "performance"):
coda; finale (the closing section of a musical composition)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "performance"):
world premiere ((music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world)
spectacular (a lavishly produced performance)
histrionics; representation; theatrical; theatrical performance (a performance of a play)
song and dance (theatrical performance combining singing and dancing)
rendering; rendition (a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.)
recital (performance of music or dance especially by soloists)
premiere (the first public performance of a play or movie)
play reading (performance of a play by a group of readers)
pianism (performance by or technique of a pianist)
concert (a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging)
benefit (a performance to raise money for a charitable cause)
act; bit; number; routine; turn (a short performance that is part of a longer program)
Derivation:
perform (give a performance (of something))
Sense 5
Meaning:
Process or manner of functioning or operating
Example:
the jet's performance conformed to high standards
Synonyms:
functioning; operation; performance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("performance" is a kind of...):
physical process; process (a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states)
Context examples:
The C57BL/10 strain exhibits good reproductive performance.
(C57BL/10 Mouse, NCI Thesaurus)
My master observed the whole performance with great signs of curiosity and admiration.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
“Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised considering that perovskites have re-written the rule book on performance in the presence of defects and disorder.”
(‘Messy’ production of perovskite material increases solar cell efficiency, University of Cambridge)
From hidden points of vantage the family watched the performance.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
Subjects underwent testing for attention, memory, and cognitive throughput, i.e., how fast and accurate the brain performs of cognitive tests, were administered throughout the experiment to measure cognitive performance.
(Why Lack of Sleep Affects Some More Than Others, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The researchers also investigated how oxygen affects the performance of their device.
(New Type of Battery Created from Paper, Fueled by Bacteria, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
That's nothing compared to some of her brilliant performances.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Children with hearing problems tend to do less well than their peers in terms of language development and academic performance.
(Mild-to-moderate hearing loss in children leads to changes in how brain processes sound, University of Cambridge)
This stimulation brought the subjects’ attention back to the unneeded item and interfered with their performance on the recognition test for the item they were asked to focus on.
(Recalling temporary memories, NIH)
Issue associated with written programs, codes, and/or software system that affects device performance or communication with another device.
(Computer Software Problem Associated with Medical Device, NCI Thesaurus)
