Mechanical advantage is a trade-off.
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Trade-off
Synonyms for "trade-off" (21 found)
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Noun(5 words)
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economic cost
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Noun(10 words)
exchangegive and takeopportunity costprioritizerestrictivesacrificeselectiveswaptradeoffweigh against
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16 entriescost performance trade-offcost time trade-offdurability weight trade-offexchange componentsmaintenance cost trade-offmaterial cost trade-offmaterial selection trade-offpower weight trade-offprioritize safetysacrifice accuracysacrifice speedsafety cost trade-offspeed accuracy trade-offswap modulesswap taskstime cost trade-off
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14 entriescost trade-offsdesign trade-offdesign trade-offsevaluate trade-offsmeasure trade-offsperformance trade-offstrade off againsttrade off betweentrade off fortrade-off analysistrade-off curvetrade-off decisiontrade-off studytradeoff analysis
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9 entriesleast trade-offless trade-offmore trade-offmost trade-offtrade-offstraded offtradeoffstrades offtrading off
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Policymakers face a trade-off between the high upfront cost of moving quickly toward net zero carbon targets, and the long-term damage to economic growth caused by climate change, if they delay action, say analysts.
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In writing, there's often a trade-off between being concise and being complete.
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Individual episodes are still thrilling and often quite striking, give or take some pitch-black battle scenes. But the gradual ramping up of the plotting that has grown steadily in the past three seasons crossed some invisible Maginot line this year, where the formerly acceptable trade-offs of focus for fun are no longer quite so taken for granted.
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