In economics, utility is a measure of the satisfaction that a certain person has from a certain state of the world. Over time, the term has been used...
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SUV (redirect from Sport Utility Vehicle)
A sport utility vehicle (SUV) is a car classification that combines elements of road-going passenger cars with features from off-road vehicles, such as...
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A public utility company (usually just utility) is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service (often also providing a service...
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utility describes the change in utility (pleasure or satisfaction resulting from the consumption) of one unit of a good or service. Marginal utility can...
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utility pole is a column or post, usually made out of wood or aluminum alloy, used to support overhead power lines and various other public utilities...
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A utility knife is any type of knife used for general manual work purposes. Such knives were originally fixed-blade knives with durable cutting edges...
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Utility software is a program specifically designed to help manage and tune system or application software. It is used to support the computer infrastructure...
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A utility clamp is a laboratory apparatus resembling a pair of scissors. The screw in the middle works as the wide adjustment of 2-prong. It is composed...
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A utility aircraft is a general-purpose light airplane or helicopter, usually used for transporting people, freight, or other supplies, but also used...
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A utility vehicle (UV) is a vehicle, generally motorized, that is designed to carry out a specific task with more efficacy than a passenger vehicle. It...
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In video game AI, a utility system, or utility AI, is a simple but effective way to model behaviors for non-player characters. Using numbers, formulas...
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A utility helicopter is a multi-purpose helicopter capable of pursuing a wide array of tasks. They have proven useful in both civilian and military operations...
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Disk Utility is a system utility for performing disk and disk volume-related tasks on the macOS operating system by Apple Inc. The functions currently...
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Utility computing, or computer utility, is a service provisioning model in which a service provider makes computing resources and infrastructure management...
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Utility pigeons are domesticated pigeons bred to be a source of meat called squab. Squabs have been used as a food in many nations for centuries. They...
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An electric utility, or a power company, is a company in the electric power industry (often a public utility) that engages in electricity generation and...
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Utility furniture was furniture produced in the United Kingdom during and directly after World War II. The furniture was produced under a government scheme...
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In sports, a utility player is one who can play several positions competently. Sports in which the term is often used include association football, basketball...
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The utility monster is a thought experiment in the study of ethics created by philosopher Robert Nozick in 1974 as a criticism of utilitarianism. A hypothetical...
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A coupé utility is a vehicle with a passenger compartment at the front and an integrated cargo tray at the rear, with the front of the cargo bed doubling...
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The expected utility hypothesis is a foundational assumption in mathematical economics concerning decision making under uncertainty. It postulates that...
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A utility tunnel, utility corridor, or utilidor is a passage built underground or above ground to carry utility lines such as electricity, steam, water...
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A disk utility is a utility program that allows a user to perform various functions on a computer disk, such as disk partitioning and logical volume management...
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Utility or Utilities may also refer to: Utility, a software program for a limited narrow specific task: see Utility software Software tool utility (C++)...
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Utility fog (also referred to as foglets) is a hypothetical collection of tiny nanobots that can replicate a physical structure. As such, it is a form...
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The utility cover, also known as the utility cap and eight-pointed cover, is the United States Marine Corps cap, worn with their combat utility uniform...
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A utility model is a patent-like intellectual property right to protect inventions. This type of right is available in many countries but, notably, not...
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ping is a computer network administration software utility used to test the reachability of a host on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. It is available...
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isoelastic function for utility, also known as the isoelastic utility function, or power utility function, is used to express utility in terms of consumption...
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Utility location is the process of identifying and labeling public utility mains that are underground. These mains may include lines for telecommunication...
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