Meanings
nounperformance metric (plural performance metrics)
plural performance metrics
- businessA measurement of performance, often financial performance, either against peers or against a predetermined target.
A criticism of performance metrics is that when the value of information is computed using mathematical methods, it shows that even performance metrics professionals choose measures that have little value. This is referred to as the "measurement inversion".
2014, Wikipedia, Performance metric
Translations
German Leistungsmessgröße, Leistungsmaß
- Leistungsmessgrößea measurement of performance
- Leistungsmaßa measurement of performance
- Leistungskriteriuma measurement of performance
- Leistungsmetrika measurement of performance
- Performancemaßa measurement of performance
- Performancemetrika measurement of performance
Polish kluczowe wskaźniki efektywności, kluczowe mierniki dokonań
- kluczowe wskaźniki efektywnościa measurement of performance
- kluczowe mierniki dokonańa measurement of performance
Spanish indicador de desempeño
- indicador de desempeñoa measurement of performance
Cite this entry
APA
performance metric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/performance%20metric
MLA
“performance metric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/performance%20metric. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “performance metric,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/performance%20metric.
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