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- Dictionarytrade-off/ˈtreɪdɒf/
noun
- 1. a balance achieved between two desirable but incompatible features; a compromise: "a trade-off between objectivity and relevance"
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- Trade-off
Situation requiring choice of balance between desirable but incompatible features; a compromise in design or decision making
A trade-off is a situational decision that involves diminishing or losing on quality, quantity, or property of a set or design in return for gains in other aspects. In simple terms, a tradeoff is where one thing increases, and another must decrease. Tradeoffs stem from limitations of many origins, including simple physics – for instance, only a certain volume of objects can fit into a given space,... Wikipedia
