Performance vs. Recital

Performancenoun

The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.

‘the performance of an undertaking or a duty’;

Recitalnoun

The act of reciting the repetition of something that has been memorized; rehearsal

Performancenoun

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.

Recitalnoun

The act of telling the order of events of something in detail the order of events; narration.

Performancenoun

(arts) A live show or concert.

Recitalnoun

That which is recited; a story, narration, account.

Performancenoun

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.’;

Recitalnoun

A vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist.

Performancenoun

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.’;

Recitalnoun

(legal) A formal, preliminary statement in a deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded, prior to a positive allegation.

Performancenoun

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.

Recitalnoun

The act of reciting; the repetition of the words of another, or of a document; rehearsal; as, the recital of testimony.

Performancenoun

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’;

Recitalnoun

A telling in detail and due order of the particulars of anything, as of a law, an adventure, or a series of events; narration.

Performancenoun

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’;

Recitalnoun

That which is recited; a story; a narration.

Performancenoun

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’;

Recitalnoun

A vocal or instrumental performance by one person; - distinguished from concert; as, a song recital; an organ, piano, or violin recital.

Performancenoun

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’;

Recitalnoun

The formal statement, or setting forth, of some matter of fact in any deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded; the statement of matter in pleading introductory to some positive allegation.

Performancenoun

any recognized accomplishment;

‘they admired his performance under stress’; ‘when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe’;

Recitalnoun

the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events;

‘his narration was hesitant’;

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.

Recitalnoun

performance of music or dance especially by soloists

Recitalnoun

a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance;

‘the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems’;

Recitalnoun

a detailed statement giving facts and figures;

‘his wife gave a recital of his infidelities’;

Recitalnoun

a detailed account or description of something;

‘he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings’;