# performance (quality)

the way an action is done that makes a result

- Computed level: L12 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: common

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [action](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-action.deed), [outcome](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-outcome.result), [make](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-make.verb), [results](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-results.outcome), [way](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-way.method)

**Through:** the action is performed through a method, and the resulting outcome reveals how the making unfolded

**Novel properties:**
- quality of execution
- discernible standard in performance
- evident effectiveness

## Examples
- The Hubble Space Telescope corrected its blurry vision in 1993 when astronauts installed COSTAR, a device that compensated for the mirror's flaw. *(engineering)*
- Apache HTTP Server handled 30,000 requests per second on a single machine during a 2022 benchmark test in Frankfurt. *(computing)*
- Usain Bolt ran the 100 meters in 9.58 seconds at the 2009 Berlin World Championships, setting a world record. *(everyday life)*

## Used by
- [buffer](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-buffer.region) (L13)
- [comfort zone](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-comfort-zone.named) (L15)
- [delicate](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-delicate.window) (L13)
- [exhaustion](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-exhaustion.capacity) (L15)
- [factor of safety](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-factor-of-safety.margin) (L15)
- [repair](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-repair.restore) (L15)
- [stress](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-stress.condition) (L13)
- [tough](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-tough.resilient) (L17)

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