utility function
11Utility maximization problem — In microeconomics, the utility maximization problem is the problem consumers face: how should I spend my money in order to maximize my utility? Basic setupSuppose their consumption set, or the enumeration of all possible consumption bundles that… …
12Utility fog — is a term suggested by Dr. John Storrs Hall to describe a hypothetical collection of tiny robots together performing a certain function. The idea of nanobotic swarms was detailed as early as in 1964 by Stanislaw Lem in the novel The Invincible ,… …
13utility — util·i·ty n pl ties 1: fitness for some purpose or worth to some end 2 a: public utility b: a service or commodity provided by a public utility paid for rent and utilities; also: equipment or m …
14Utility Group — is the name of a breed group of dogs, used by kennel clubs to classify a defined collection of dog breeds. How Utility Group is defined varies among kennel clubs, and different kennel clubs may not include the same breeds in their Utility Group …
15function — I noun appropriate activity, assignment, business, chore, design, duty, employment, exploitation, mission, munus, occupation, office, officium, performance, purpose, pursuit, responsibility, role, task, usage, use, utility, work associated… …
16Utility location — Utility locator in use. Perry, OK, 2011 Utility location is the process of identifying and labeling public utility mains which are underground. These mains may include lines for telephones, electricity distribution, natural gas, cable television …
17Function — may refer to:* Function (biology), explaining why a feature survived selection * Function (mathematics), an abstract entity that associates an input to a corresponding output according to some rule * Function (engineering), related to the… …
18function — [n1] capacity, job action, activity, affair, behavior, business, charge, concern, duty, employment, exercise, faculty, goal, mark, mission, object, objective, occupation, office, operation, part, post, power, province, purpose, raison d’être*,… …
19utility — [n] serviceableness account, adequacy, advantage, advantageousness, applicability, appropriateness, avail, benefit, convenience, efficacy, efficiency, expediency, favor, fitness, function, point, practicality, productiveness, profit, relevance,… …
20Utility — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Utility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 utility utility Sgm: N 1 usefulness usefulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 efficacy efficacy efficiency adequacy Sgm: N 1 service service use stead …
