definitions

figure of merit

noun

aeronautics a measure of the efficiency of a helicopter in hover
electrical engineering a measure of the efficiency of a component, such as a circuit

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Nearby words

figure and ground, figure eight, figure eight suture, figure in, figure of eight, figure of merit, figure of speech, figure on, figure out, figure skate, figure skating
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