high-performance
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4.2
- adjective
- /haɪ pərˈfɔːrməns/
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de alto rendimiento
- It's only used on high-performance cars.
- high-performance computing
- high-performance organization
- high-performance liquid chromatography
This is advertised as a high performance DSL cable.
- This is advertised as a high performance DSL cable.
- And, and these are the kinds of computations that take place in high performance computing HPC, right?
- I just have trouble believing that knowing, having written the books that I've written about high performance aircraft.
- That's great for keeping costs down, but not so great for having thin, higher performance fins.
Examples
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His research interests include biologically inspired computing, high-performance computing, and alternative energy.
Academic text (2011) -
Globus Online manages fire-and-forget file transfers for big data, high-performance scientific collaborations.
Academic text (2012) -
We will always be at a point of high performance required and we need to be comfortable with that.
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We got a workshop on the use of high performance computing for building design.
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Such designs are increasingly relevant since they achieve high performance across a range of use contexts.
Academic text (2012) -
This is advertised as a high performance DSL cable.
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National policies should encourage companies to organize for high performance and discourage the low-wage alternative.
Academic text (1994) -
We describe the algorithms and architectural approach to produce high-performance codes for numerically intensive computations.
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Until now, however, thermal problems have stymied attempts to commercialize high-performance chip stacks.
Academic text (2011) -
The P.R. 5-13I is a high-performance, all-purpose space exploration vehicle.
Synonyms
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4.4
Very strong and effective for machines, people, or actions
Antonyms
How Effective
Surface Forms
Morphology
high-performance = high + performance (transparent) = high + performance
The adjective is directly built from 'high' + 'performance' meaning an elevated level of performance, which is straightforward for learners.
Etymology
The word high-performance combines high, meaning 'above' or 'greater', and performance, meaning 'how something works or performs'. So, high-performance describes machines or systems that work 'above' the usual level — faster, more powerful, or more efficient.