Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Trade-off

Trade-off

As a result of changing one factor in a remote sensing system, there are compensating changes elsewhere in the system; such a compensating change is known as a trade-off.

This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.
0
Improve it
More
Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

More

Member comments

You have to log in to post to discussions.

Related terms

trade-off
Fishing; Marine fishery

A balancing of factors all of which are not attainable at the same time (e.g. maximum economic yield, MEY, and maximum sustainable yield, MSY). A giving up of one thing in return ...

trade-off
Earth science; Remote sensing

As a result of changing one factor in a remote sensing system, there are compensating changes elsewhere in the system; such a compensating change is known as a trade-off.

trade-offs
Economy; Economics

The amount of one good (or one desirable objective) that must be given up to get more of another good (or to attain more of another desirable objective).

risk-return trade-off
Financial services; General Finance

The tendency for potential risk to vary directly with potential return, so that the more risk involved, the greater the potential return, and vice versa.

trade-off matrix
Computer; Operating systems

A tool for managing project trade-offs by portraying them in a matrix that reflects the three project variables (presented on the y axis) in the context of three decisions ...

trade-off matrix
Software; Operating systems

A tool for managing project trade-offs by portraying them in a matrix that reflects the three project variables (presented on the y axis) in the context of three decisions ...

day
Earth science; Remote sensing

The period of time that it takes for a planet to spin around once, completing one rotation on its axis.

epicenter
Earth science; Remote sensing

The point on Earth's surface that is directly above the place where an earthquake first starts.

seismograph
Earth science; Remote sensing

An instrument that detects and records vibrations and movements in the Earth during an earthquake.

seismology
Earth science; Remote sensing

The scientific study of earthquakes, including their causes and effects is called as seismology in Earth science.

range resolution
Earth science; Remote sensing

In radar images, the spatial resolution in the range direction, which is determined by the pulse length of the transmitted microwave energy.

airborne imaging spectrometer (AIS)
Earth science; Remote sensing

Along-track multispectral scanner with spectral bandwidth of 0. 01 m.

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L
  • 0

    Terms

  • 0

    Blossaries

  • 1

    Followers

Industry/Domain: Entertainment Category: Movies

RoboCop

RoboCop is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. The film stars ...

Contributor

Featured blossaries

Everything Football Related

Category: Sports   1 6 Terms

Top Pakistani singers in Bollywood

Category: Entertainment   1 5 Terms

Browers Terms By Category

TERMS

SOCIAL

EXTRAS

SOLUTIONS