efficiency

noun

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ef·fi·cien·cy | \ i-ˈfi-shən-sē

plural efficiencies

Definition of efficiency

1 : the quality or degree of being efficient

2a : efficient operation

b(1) : effective operation as measured by a comparison of production with cost (as in energy, time, and money)

(2) : the ratio of the useful energy delivered by a dynamic system to the energy supplied to it

3 : efficiency apartment

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Because of her efficiency, we got all the work done in a few hours. The factory was operating at peak efficiency. A furnace with 80 percent fuel efficiency wastes 20 percent of its fuel. The company is trying to lower costs and improve efficiencies.

Recent Examples on the Web Customers are accustomed to falling prices, which have come from the better efficiency of larger turbines, scaling up manufacturing and industrializing installation. — Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 16 July 2021 The partnership with Energy Star, and the resulting energy efficiency of Simonton Windows, is a source of many positive reviews. — Madison Yauger, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2021 But pro-government leaders and the party faithful doubled down, comparing the efficiency of the American and Chinese rescue efforts. — Washington Post, 14 July 2021 Consumers can plug in information about their annual mileage and compare the fuel efficiency and emissions of electric cars with similar conventional models, using a tool from the U.S. Department of Energy. — Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2021 IoT applications improve the efficiency and effectiveness of supply chain management by reducing inventory inaccuracy and time to market. — Forbes, 6 July 2021 Natalie Porat-Shliom, a cell biologist at the National Cancer Institute, suggests that one broad answer is that these social behaviors improve the efficiency of the whole organism. — Quanta Magazine, 6 July 2021 That requires intense strength, which contributes to the efficiency of each step, an essential ingredient for any sprinter who does not possess the long strides of a tall sprinter. — New York Times, 3 July 2021 Cuban officials last week said the vaccine has an efficiency of 92.28%. — Star Tribune, 2 July 2021

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