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efficiency
[ ih-fish-uhn-see ]
noun
- the state or quality of being efficient, or able to accomplish something with the least waste of time and effort; competency in performance.
- accomplishment of or ability to accomplish a job with a minimum expenditure of time and effort:
The assembly line increased industry's efficiency.
- the ratio of the work done or energy developed by a machine, engine, etc., to the energy supplied to it, usually expressed as a percentage.
efficiency
/ ɪˈɪʃəԲɪ /
noun
- the quality or state of being efficient; competence; effectiveness
- the ratio of the useful work done by a machine, engine, device, etc, to the energy supplied to it, often expressed as a percentage See also thermal efficiency
efficiency
- The ratio of the energy delivered (or work done) by a machine to the energy needed (or work required) in operating the machine. The efficiency of any machine is always less than one due to forces such as friction that use up energy unproductively.
- See also mechanical advantage
- The ratio of the effective or useful output to the total input in any system.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDze·ھc· noun
- p··ھc· noun plural superefficiencies
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of efficiency1
Example Sentences
Among the key elements of the new plan are reconfiguring academic units and professional services, securing more commercial finance and consolidating efficiencies.
On March 17, Inter-Con, a Pasadena-based security firm, faced a stark choice that would later be documented in court filings: Allow staff from Elon Musk’s government efficiency program into the U.S.
But it is more likely that ministers say the higher pay will have to be funded by existing budgets and efficiency savings.
In 1958, Mao Zedong’s “Great Leap Forward” pushed to radically increase “efficiency” in agriculture while modernizing Chinese society, producing the worst famine in human history.
Part of Doge's mission, according to the order, relates to IT upgrades aimed at boosting efficiency.
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