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[[File:Response_of_typical_human_eye_to_light.png|thumb|The response of a typical human eye to light, as standardized by the CIE in 1924. The horizontal axis is wavelength in nm.]]A '''figure of merit''' is a quantity used to characterize the performance of a device, system or method, relative to its alternatives.
[[File:Response_of_typical_human_eye_to_light.png|thumb|The response of a typical human eye to light, as standardized by the CIE in 1924. The horizontal axis is wavelength in nm.]]A '''figure of merit''' is a quantity used to characterize the performance of a device, system or method, relative to its alternatives.


In [[engineering (nonfiction)]], figures of merit are used as a marketing tool to convince consumers to choose a particular brand.
Figures of merit are sometimes used as a marketing tool to convince consumers to choose a particular brand.


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==

Revision as of 14:09, 4 June 2016

The response of a typical human eye to light, as standardized by the CIE in 1924. The horizontal axis is wavelength in nm.

A figure of merit is a quantity used to characterize the performance of a device, system or method, relative to its alternatives.

Figures of merit are sometimes used as a marketing tool to convince consumers to choose a particular brand.

Nonfiction cross-reference

Fiction cross-reference

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