2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Performance \Per*form"ance\, n.
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. --Paley.
2. 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. ``Her
walking and other actual performances.'' --Shak. ``His
musical performances.'' --Macaulay.
Syn: Completion; consummation; execution; accomplishment;
achievement; production; work act action deed;
exploit; feat.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
performance
n 1: a dramatic or musical entertainment; "the play ran for 100
performances" or "the frequent performances of the
symphony testify to its popularity" [syn: {public
presentation}]
2: the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other
entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at
the recital"
3: the act of doing something successfully; using knowledge as
distinguished from merely possessing it "experience
generally improves performance" [syn: {execution}, {doing},
{carrying out}, {carrying into action}]
4: an act or process or manner of functioning or operating:
"the power of its engine determines its operation": "the
plane's performance in high winds" [syn: {operation}, {functioning}]
5: any recognized accomplishment; "they admired his performance
under stress"
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