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Assessment vs Performance - What's the difference?

assessment | performance |

As nouns the difference between assessment and performance

is that assessment is the act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed while performance is performance.

assessment

English

Noun

(wikipedia assessment) (en noun)
  • The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.
  • An appraisal or evaluation.
  • performance

    English

    Alternative forms

    * performaunce

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
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  • That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character.
  • A live show or concert.
  • (computer science) The amount of useful work accomplished by a computer system compared to the time and resources used.
  • Usage notes

    * Adjectives often applied to "performance": high, poor, improved, superior, excellent, good, peak, top, optimal, low, economic, academic, financial, musical, human, environmental, vocal, cognitive, dynamic, organizational, historical, physical, social, mechanical, electrical, mental, macroeconomic.

    Derived terms

    * command performance

    Hyponyms

    * play * show * movie * concert