单词 | figure of merit |
释义 | > as lemmasfigure of merit c. figure of merit: a general term for a numerical expression taken as representing the performance or efficiency of a device or material (see also quot. 1865). Cf. factor of merit n. at factor n. 6c. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [noun] > measure of figure of merit1865 power rating1941 1865 W. T. Brande & G. W. Cox Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art (new ed.) I. 889/1 Figure of merit, in rifle-shooting at a target, the number denoting the individual success of any rifle. 1881 H. R. Kempe Handbk. Electr. Testing (ed. 2) iii. 37 The degree of sensitiveness of any galvanometer, or its ‘figure of merit’, is determined by the amount of current which will produce one division or degree of deflection. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 173/2 The hysteresis loss should not exceed 3·0 watts per kilogram of iron measured at a frequency of 50∼ and a flux-density of 10,000 lines per square centimetre. This is now called the ‘figure of merit’ of the iron. 1930 Engineering 7 Mar. 303/2 If figures of merit could be assigned for the various attributes of an engine..a collective efficiency or merit curve might be constructed. 1952 Drysdale & Jolley Electr. Measuring Instrum. (ed. 2) I. ii. 66 When an instrument has been designed, the designer wishes to have some criterion by which he can judge whether his design will be satisfactory in service. Some ‘figure of merit’ or means of judgment therefore appears to be necessary. 1958 E. U. Condon & H. Odishaw Handbk. Physics iv. 109/1 Frequently the inverse of the loss tangent, the quality factor Q of the dielectric,..serves as the figure of merit, especially in waveguide problems. < as lemmas |
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