The idea of performance can be linked to energy or a person's ability to carry out an activity.
The idea of performance refers to the proportion that arises between the means used to obtain something and the result that is achieved. The benefit or benefit that something or someone provides is also known as performance.
For example: «Thanks to the weather conditions and investments, the field has had a great performance this year» , «The Portuguese striker lowered his performance in the last part of the match, something that cost his team the victory» , « I need to install a program that will help me improve the performance of my computer .
The concept in physics and applied to a person
In the field of physics, the term performance that concerns us now is also used. Specifically, it is established that this is a concept that defines the quotient between the work that a machine usefully performed during a certain period of time and the total work that has been delivered to it during that aforementioned time.
When the concept is associated with a person, performance usually refers to exhaustion , fatigue or weakness due to a lack of strength: "The Italian athlete will have to increase his performance if he wants to qualify for the Olympic Games."
High performance
In this sports field that has been cited in the example, it is worth highlighting that currently in various corners of the world geography there are so-called high performance centers. These are enclaves that have magnificent conditions and elite facilities to ensure that athletes prepare in the best possible way for the competitions ahead.
An example of this type of establishment is the Sierra Nevada High Performance Center (CAR), Spain, which depends on the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports. It is located at 2,300 meters above sea level and that means it becomes an ideal place to carry out altitude training.
The economic benefit that a company obtains can be referred to as performance.
Efficiency and effectiveness
It should be noted that the concept of performance is also linked to that of efficiency or effectiveness . Efficiency is the ability to achieve a result using the least amount of resources possible, while effectiveness focuses directly on the ability to obtain the desired effect.
If someone wants to copy (that is, reproduce) a 400-page novel and does it by hand, annotating word by word, it can be effective, since it is likely that sooner or later they will have the book copied. But, however, it will not be efficient, since you would waste much less time than if you make photocopies or use some digitization system. This way, you could improve your performance.
Color and business performance
In the same way we cannot ignore the fact that the term color performance also exists. This concept is used to try to express the capacity that a specific artificial light source can have to generate different colors, always taking into account, of course, that the reference point is sunlight.
In the field of companies , finally, the notion of performance refers to the economic benefit offered by each productive unit.