Definitions for "Utilisation"
In relation to access to health care services and in the terminology of Aday and Andersen, utilisation reflects the extent to which "potential access" is converted into "realised access" (Aday & Andersen, 1981).
This is the ratio of demand which is serviced to the effective capacity. When these rates are variable, then this coefficient can give an indication of how much congestion to expect in a system. It does not follow that this coefficient should be one. See also, Murphy's Curve.
Keywords:  narcotic, warned, skilled, drugs, act
the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"
Keywords:  ration, nutrients, ability, animal
The ability of the animal to make use of all the nutrients within the ration.