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Meaning of performance

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  performance
      n 1: 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" [syn: {performance}, {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 rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor
         concerto"
      3: 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" [syn: {performance}, {execution},
         {carrying out}, {carrying into action}]
      4: any recognized accomplishment; "they admired his performance
         under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in
         one game his performance merits awe"
      5: process or manner of functioning or operating; "the power of
         its engine determines 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" [syn: {operation}, {functioning}, {performance}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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