(philosophy) The capacity of language and expressive actions to perform a type of being. / The quality of being performative.

plural of performing

Obsolete spelling of perform

plural of performability

A measurement of how well a system performs over a period of time, regardless of the presence of faults.

(philosophy, linguistics) A sentence or other linguistic expression which, when expressed in an appropriate context, actually does or accomplishes something.

plural of performative utterance

A display of authoritarian force by a government, particularly when unnecessary, as a means to convince or coerce the media and the population into believing that the government has control in matters of law and order.

Having the quality of performing exceptionally well.

(business) Describing an organization or business strategy that stresses the importance of the performance of its individual employees and of its operating policies and systems