performance indicator

noun

1. a quantitative or qualitative measurement, or any other criterion, by which the performance, efficiency, achievement, etc of a person or organization can be assessed, often by comparison with an agreed standard or target

Example Sentences

"It is far from being scientifically accurate as a performance indicator, while being very harmful to the athletes affected," she said.

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“Trust that if you give your teams a performance indicator like the SCI, they will know what they need to do to optimise for it. You’ll probably get it wrong first time around, but be as transparent as possible and get feedback.”

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IHG's global revenue per available room - a key performance indicator for the hotel industry - was up 10.5% in the third quarter compared with last year.

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Microsoft is adding a new game performance indicator to its Xbox app on Windows today that will let you know if a title plays well on your PC before you go ahead and download it.

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Image: Microsoft Not every game will have a performance indicator immediately, though.

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