Performance vs. Durability — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Performance and Durability
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Performance
A performance is an act of staging or presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment. It is also defined as the action or process of carrying out or accomplishing an action, task, or function.
Durability
Durability is the ability of a physical product to remain functional, without requiring excessive maintenance or repair, when faced with the challenges of normal operation over its design lifetime. There are several measures of durability in use, including years of life, hours of use, and number of operational cycles.
Performance
The act of performing or the state of being performed.
Durability
Capable of withstanding wear and tear or decay
A durable fabric.
Performance
The act or style of performing a work or role before an audience.
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Durability
Made to withstand repeated use over a relatively long period, usually several years or more
Durable goods such as washing machines and dryers.
Performance
The way in which someone or something functions
The pilot rated the airplane's performance in high winds.
Durability
Able to perform or compete over a long period, as by avoiding or overcoming injuries
A durable fullback.
Performance
A presentation, especially a theatrical one, before an audience.
Durability
Lasting; stable
A durable friendship.
Performance
Something performed; an accomplishment.
Durability
A good or product made to withstand repeated use over a relatively long period, usually several years or more
Tracked the orders for automobiles and other durables.
Performance
(Linguistics) One's actual use of language in actual situations.
Durability
Permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force.
Performance
The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
The performance of an undertaking or a duty
Though the result wasn't what we were hoping for, I have to commend the performance of the team, never giving up until the end.
Durability
The state or quality of being durable; the power of uninterrupted or long continuance in any condition; the power of resisting agents or influences which tend to cause changes, decay, or dissolution; lastingness.
A Gothic cathedral raises ideas of grandeur in our minds by the size, its height, . . . its antiquity, and its durability.
Performance
That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character.
Durability
Permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force;
They advertised the durability of their products
Performance
(arts) A live show or concert.
The band played a mix of old and new songs during their 90-minute performance.
We saw the whole ballet performance from the front row.
Performance
The amount of useful work accomplished estimated in terms of time needed, resources used, etc.
Better performance means more work accomplished in shorter time and/or using fewer resources.
Performance
(linguistics) The actual use of language in concrete situations by native speakers of a language, as opposed to the system of linguistic knowledge they possess (competence), cf. linguistic performance.
Performance
The act of performing; the carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action; as, the performance of an undertaking of a duty.
Promises are not binding where the performance is impossible.
Performance
That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; esp., an action of an elaborate or public character.
Performance
A dramatic or musical entertainment;
They listened to ten different performances
The play ran for 100 performances
The frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity
Performance
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
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
Performance
Process or manner of functioning or operating;
The power of its engine determine 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
Performance
Any recognized accomplishment;
They admired his performance under stress
When Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe
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