factor of merit
noun
(Originally) a measure of the sensitivity of a reflecting galvanometer (now rare ); (in later use) a numerical expression taken as representing the performance or efficiency of a given device, material, or procedure.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Physical Society of London.
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