Figure of merit (nonfiction)

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

In engineering, 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.

Fiction cross-reference

• Figure of merit

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Engineering (nonfiction)

External links:

• Figure of merit @ Wikipedia