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   efficiency

   /ɪˈfɪʃnsi/

   noun

   • 1. the state or quality of being efficient: "greater energy efficiency" Similar organizationorderorderlinessplanningregulationlogicalitycoherenceproductivityeffectivenesscost-effectivenesscompetencecapabilityabilityproficiencyadeptnessdeftnessexpertiseprofessionalismskilfulnessskilleffectivenessproductivityorganizationOpposite inefficiencyincompetence
   • ▪ an action designed to achieve efficiency: "the reforms will lead to efficiencies and savings"
   • ▪ the ratio of the useful work performed by a machine or in a process to the total energy expended or heat taken in: "the boiler has an efficiency of 45 per cent"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘the fact of being an efficient cause’): from Latin efficientia, from efficere ‘accomplish’ (see effect).

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