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advantage (nom)

Sens 1 : a factor or circumstance of benefit to its possessor. [Source : MW]

Équivalent(s) : avantage:1, profit:1

Contextes

The second advantage is that the documentary record provided both temporal and functional control for archaeological excavations at the washing place (South 1977: 125).
The advantage of this scheme, known as “topological quantum computing,” is that the non-local state space is impervious to local perturbations, so the qubit encoded there is “topologically” protected from errors.
The services provided are just as effective as those provided by wire-based systems (voice, Internet, video link), with the added advantage of being able to provide a mobile service within a limited area for a fairly minimal initial investment.

Sens 2 : a benefit, a gain. [Source : MW]

Équivalent(s) : avantage:2

Contextes

This comparative advantage gave producers a strong negotiating position in debates about regulation.
As such, new mechanisms could gain reproductive advantage through their impact on primary need satisfaction and the functional outcomes it promotes.
The most distinctive advantage compared to the object insertion is the portability.

Sens 3 : the superiority of position or condition. [Source : D'après MW]

Équivalent(s) : avantage:3

Contextes

Having an architecture of class properties has many advantages for a programmer.
One of the primary advantages of the HIP process is its ability to create near-net shapes that require little machining.
Therefore, there are fewer advantages of P2P file-sharing in Vietnam than in developed countries.

advantageous (adj)

Sens 1 : providing or conferring advantage; profitable, beneficial; opportune, favourable. [Source : OED]

Contextes

The Pomaks took the authority on themselves to define rules of realizing landownership, which would be more advantageous to them than what the border commission had decided.
Such index measures are advantageous because they are easily compared across numerous contexts; however they provide little information on the actual faunal compositions of the contexts they are comparing.
The reaction in supercritical CO2 was also advantageous in terms of product separation from the reaction media.

disadvantage (nom)

Sens 1 : something that causes problems and tends to stop someone or something from succeeding or making progress. [Source : OAAD]

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