Util vs Facility - What's the difference?
util | facility |
(economics) a hypothetical unit measuring satisfaction
* "After one ride, Edgar has a total of 11 utils of utility. [...] After two rides, Edgar is now up to 20 utils of satisfaction. [...] A third ride increases Edgar's total utility up to 27 utils of satisfaction." — [http://www.amosweb.com/cgi-bin/wpd.pl/wpd.pl?fcd=dsp&key=total+utility]
(informal, computing) A utility.
The fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty, simplicity.
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Dexterity of speech or action; skill, talent.
The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.
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As nouns the difference between util and facility
is that util is (economics) a hypothetical unit measuring satisfaction while facility is the fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty, simplicity.util
English
(wikipedia util)Noun
(en noun)- Where can I download free disk utils ?
Synonyms
* (unit of satisfaction) hedon, utileAntonyms
* (unit of satisfaction) dolor ----facility
English
Noun
(facilities)- Clytomachus'' affirmed, that he could never understand by the writings of ''Carneades'', what opinion he was of. Why hath ''Epicurus interdicted facility unto his Sectaries?
- The facility she shows in playing the violin is unrivalled.
- Transport facilities in Bangkok are not sufficient to prevent frequent traffic collapses during rush hour.
Internal Combustion, passage=As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities .}}
