factor of merit
noun
(Originally) a measure of the sensitivity of a reflecting galvanometer (now rare ); (in later use) a numerical expression taken as representing the performance or efficiency of a given device, material, or procedure.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Physical Society of London.
- self-gratification
- self-gravitation
- self-guided
- self-harm
- self-harmer
- self-hate
- self-hatred
- self-heal
- self-help
- selfhood
- self-identification
- self-identify
- self-identity
- selfie
- selfie stick
- self-image
- self-immolation
- self-importance
- self-important
- self-importantly
- self-imposed
- self-improvement
- self-incompatibility
- self-incompatible
- self-induced