utility function
21Utility (patent) — In United States patent law, utility is a patentability requirement. Today, the utility requirement is the lowest bar and is easily met. Largely utility is used to prevent the patenting of inoperative devices such as perpetual motion machines.… …
22utility — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) State of being useful Nouns utility; usefulness, efficacy, efficiency, adequacy; service, stead, avail, benefit; help, aid; convenience, availability; applicability, function, value; worth, goodness;… …
23Function space — In mathematics, a function space is a set of functions of a given kind from a set X to a set Y . It is called a space because in many applications, it is a topological space or a vector space or both. ExamplesFunction spaces appear in various… …
24Utility-interactive inverter — An inverter that can function only when tied to the utility grid, and uses the prevailing line voltage frequency on the utility line as a control parameter to ensure that the PV system s output is fully synchronized with the utility power.… …
25utility — In patent law, a patent applicant must demonstrate that his invention performs some function that is of benefit to society. This utility requirement is in addition to the requirements of non obviousness and novelty. Examples of items that have… …
26Function (engineering) — In engineering, in psychology, as well as in common parlance, function denotes the property of something which is used/applied for an objective/goal/purpose/scope.In fact, it is possible to realize the same function using different physical… …
27utility routine — noun a routine that can be used as needed • Syn: ↑service routine • Hypernyms: ↑routine, ↑subroutine, ↑subprogram, ↑procedure, ↑function • Hyponyms: ↑ …
28utility patent — A patent issued for an invention (e.g., device, process, machine, manufactured product, formula) that performs a useful function. A utility patent lasts for 20 years from the patent application s filing date …
29utility program — noun Computing a program for carrying out a routine function …
30Expected utility hypothesis — In economics, game theory, and decision theory the expected utility hypothesis is a theory of utility in which betting preferences of people with regard to uncertain outcomes (gambles) are represented by a function of the payouts (whether in… …
